JUST IN: Oyo Parliament Approves New Deputy for Governor Makinde
- After several weeks of back and forth, the people of Oyo state now have a new deputy governor
- The Oyo state house of assembly on Monday, July 18, approved the nomination of Bayo Lawal as the deputy governor
- Lawal's emergence was coming less than five hours after the impeachment of the embattled Rauf Olaniyan as the deputy governor of the state
Oyo, Ibadan - Less than six hours after the removal of the Oyo state deputy governor, Mr Rauf Olaniyan, by the state parliament, a replacement has been approved by the parliamentary house, The Nigerian Tribune reported.
The approval came after Speaker of the Assembly, Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin, read a letter from Governor Seyi Makinde seeking the Assembly’s approval of his nomination of Bayo Lawal as the deputy governor.
Source: UGC
Until his approval as deputy governor, Lawal was Chairman of Oyo State Water Corporation and nominated as Makinde’s running mate for the 2023 governorship election.
Facts about Lawal Bayo, new Oyo state deputy governor
As reported by TVC News, Lawal Bayo Lawal is from Kishi, Irepo local government area of Oke Ogun, Oyo state.
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He is also a former Attorney General of Oyo state in 1999 under the administration of Governor Lam Adeshina.
Legit.ng had earlier reported that prior to the approval of Lawal as the new deputy governor, the impeached Olaniyan defected from the state-ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the main opposition, the All Progressive Congress (APC).
This move, however, prompted the state parliament to hold plenary proceedings over Olaniyan's action in other to effect his removal.
Olaniyan sues Oyo parliament
It was, therefore, gathered that Olaniyan tabled the matter before an Oyo High Court to give a verdict that will halt plenary proceedings against him at the Oyo state parliamentary house.
However, the majority of the lawmakers in the parliament signed a petition against the embattled Olaniyan, accusing him of gross misconduct, abuse of office, financial recklessness, abandonment of office on official duty, insubordination and other offences.
As gathered by Legit.ng, the petition was filed on the premise of the already existing stipulations of the federal constitution as amended in 2011 Section 188.
His legal representative, however, responded to the allegations levelled against his client as contained in the petition.
Impeachment: Olaniyan rejects verdict dismissing his suit seeking to stop Oyo assembly
Meanwhile, the embattled Olaniyan was not pleased with the high court verdict dismissing his suit against the Oyo state parliament.
The court had on Thursday, July 14, given its ruling against Olaniyan, stating that there were no illegalities in the procedures of his impeachment by the parliament.
Olaniyan who was not pleased by the high court verdict vowed to continue the case at the appellate court.
Makinde's deputy defects to APC
The news of Olaniyan's defection came as a surprise as he announced his defection on Sunday, June 5, from the PDP to APC.
Olaniyan announced his defection while speaking with newsmen in his private office in Ojoo area of Ibadan.
He, however, said the defection didn’t affect his position as the deputy governor of the state, saying he had not resigned.
Source: Legit.ng
