Moves To Impeach Gov Aregbesola Goes More Stronger

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has
lauded the Osun state House of Assembly for
commencing impeachment proceedings
against Governor Rauf Aregbesola,
describing it as a welcomed development to
save the state.
The Judge of the state, Justice Oloyede
Folahanmi, had earlier petitioned the
state House of Assembly asking the
members to institute impeachment
proceedings against the governor and his
deputy over alleged mismanagement of
the state’s financial resources in
accordance with Sections 128 and 129 of
the 1999 constitution.
Reacting to the proceedings, the PDP in a
statement has berated that governor for
his inability to pay the salaries of civil
servants in the state, which it said were
now “refugees in their own land, living
on handouts from compassionate
religious and corporate bodies”.
The party, according to Vanguard, says
the governor is clueless on how to turn
around the economic fortunes of the
state, adding that Aregbesola himself had
alluded to this in time past.
It urged lawmakers not to relent in their
efforts to write their name in gold by
going ahead with the impeachment
process irrespective of the pressure on
them, noting that their stand will save
their constituents from economic
disaster.
“We are aware of the tremendous
pressure being brought upon the
lawmakers by the insensitive leaders and
chieftains of the All Progressives
Congress within and outside of the state,
but the lawmakers owe posterity and
their generations unborn this moment of
history to offer the state the last straw
before it would collapse irretrievably.
The party accused the governor of
plotting to kill the impeachment
proceedings against him by whipping up
political sentiments.
Meanwhile, the Asiwaju Grassroots
Foundation has asked the speaker of the
Osun State House of Assembly, Najeem
Salaam, to ignore a petition seeking the
impeachment of Governor Rauf
Aregbesola over the inability of the state
to pay its workers’ salaries.