Politics

Rumour on plot to impeach Deputy Governor fallacious, condemnable – OYHA

By Web News 676

Against the backdrop of a purported plot by the Oyo State House of Assembly, OYHA, to impeach the State Deputy Governor, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan, the leadership of the House has condemned the rumour and its purveyor.

The House described the story as baseless, misleading and absolutely condemnable.

Reacting to the rumour, the Chairman House of Assembly Committee on Information, Communication & Technology, Mr. Kazeem Olayanju said the fallacious story was amusing to all the 32 Lawmakers in the state Assembly.

Mr. Olayanju said there was never a time such was discussed or the idea was mooted by the legislators in the chamber or outside.

The report had alleged that the cold war between the Governor and his deputy had assumed a dangerous dimension and that the Deputy Governor would be impeached anytime soon by the PDP dominated Oyo State House of Assembly.

Honourable Olayanju said, “The purportedly planned impeachment process against the Oyo State Deputy Governor by the House under my watch is a farce, a fluke and a figment of the sick imagination of the writer, sponsor or originator of the fake news. We were dumbfounded when we read the news and we were asking ourselves if the story was actually referring to us, the 9th Oyo State House of Assembly”.

“It baffles one how some journalists will deliberately flout the ethics of accuracy, truthfulness and objectivity in news reportage which are the hallmarks of the pen profession”.

“Is it also not comical for the purveyor of the fake information to claim that Oyo lawmakers would be meeting with Governor Seyi Makinde in Ghana to orchestrate the planned removal of the Deputy Governor? There’s really nothing of such from our end here. We just resumed from our recess and we already have a lot of legislative matters begging for attention on our table. The issue of impeachment process against the Deputy Governor is strange to us and we are not aware of it”.

While saying that the PDP administration in Oyo State is in the process of reconciling all its aggrieved members to help consolidate on the political strength and gains of the party ahead of future elections, the Chairman House Committee on Information, Communication & Technology said Governor Seyi Makinde has promised to make peace and work with everyone to lift Oyo State to a higher pedestal.

Mosope Kehinde

Politics

Amotekun Bill Passes 1st, 2nd Reading at OYHA

By Web News 895

The much-awaited bill for a law to establish the Oyo State Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps 2020 has scaled through the first and second reading at the State House of Assembly. 

This followed a clause by clause consideration by the lawmakers after the speaker, Mr. Adebo Ogundoyin read a letter from the executive, stating the intention of the state government for speedy passage of the bill. 

Commenting on a clause stating the requirement for recruitment, the lawmaker representing Irepo/Olorunsogo State Constituency, Mr. Kazeem Olayanju said there is the need to include in the qualification to become an officer, a recommendation from lawmakers in their constituencies, to ascertain people of credible character.

Mr. Olayanju and his counterpart from Iseyin/Itesiwaju Constituency, Mr. Adeola Bamidele also suggested that the required educational qualifications of applicants should be spelled out in the bill. 

On his part, the Chief Whip of the house, Mr. Hakeem Adedibu charged the lawmakers to ensure it is stipulated in the bill that Amotekun officers should be recruited from and for their local governments to fulfill its indigenous purposes.

In his resolution, the speaker, Mr. Adebo Ogundoyin referred the Oyo State Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps Bill 2020 to the House Committee on Security and Strategy for further consideration which is expected to include a public hearing. 

Mosope Kehinde