The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned further proceedings to November 17 in the case filed by the Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa against the plan by the State House of Assembly to impeach him. The adjournment was sequel to extensive arguments from counsel to the parties on the consequences of the appeal filed by the Ondo State House of Assembly against the pending orders of the court before the Court of Appeal, Abuja.
The Ondo State House of Assembly has again requested the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Olusegun Odusola to set up a seven-man investigation panel to probe the allegations of gross misconduct levelled against the embattled Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. SaharaReporters reported on October 11 that the CJ had declined to set up an investigation panel to probe the issue following a request to do so by the Assembly.
The Chief Judge of the Ondo State High Court, Justice Olusegun Odusola has declined to set up a seven-man investigation panel to investigate allegations of gross misconduct levelled against the embattled Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The State Assembly had written the Chief Judge of the state, asking him to constitute the panel in line with section 188 of the 199 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.