Ondo lawmakers Begin Deputy Governor’s impeachment process

Members of the Ondo State House of Assembly have started a process of impeachment of the state deputy governor, Honourable Agboola Ajayi, nigeriancablenewsonline.com can report

The lawmakers served an impeachment notice on Agboola Ajayi on Tuesday.

Ajayi was accused of gross misconduct.

He resigned from the the ruling APC and defected to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party but insisted on remaining in office.

Nigerian cable news online gathered that 14 lawmakers supported the impeachment of Ajayi.

There were heavy security presence at the Ondo State House as the lawmakers were holding plenary.

The lawmakers had resumed from recess on June 6th and placed an advertorial calling on members to resume sitting.

Nigerian cable news online however gathered that nine of the lawmakers had written a different letter to dissociate themselves from the impeachment process.

Ajayi had gone to an Abuja High Court where he filed a process seeking to stop the impeachment proceeding and enforced his fundamental right of association.

Defendants in the suit were the Inspector General of Police, State Commissioner Of Police, Department of State Services (DSS) and the Speaker of the Assembly, Mr David Oleyeloogun.