Impeachment: Aiyedatiwa Asks Ondo CJ To Ignore State Assembly

Embattled Ondo State deputy governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Thursday, asked the State’s Chief Judge to ignore the directive of the State House of Assembly to set up a probe panel on allegations against him.Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, noted that it would be contempt of court to proceed with the impeachment process when the parties were involved in two cases before the Federal High Court in Abuja and the State High Court in Akure, the capital, respectively.

According to him, “Under and by section 287 of the Constitution, ‘all persons and authorities in Nigeria’ are to obey and give effect to the orders of the Federal High Court. Our client swore on oath to defend the Constitution and he cannot act against the said Constitution to disobey the valid and subsisting order of the Federal High Court of Nigeria which has halted the removal proceedings.

“Our Client has filed and served two separate applications upon the Ondo State House of Assembly, seeking orders of interlocutory injunction against the removal proceedings and also to stay further proceedings in respect of the invalid Notice, which was illegally issued and improperly served.

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