The Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Mr.
Najeem Salaam, said on Thursday that Justice Folahanmi
Oloyede, who wrote a petition calling for the
impeachment of Governor Rauf Aregbesola, has
expressed her readiness to defend her allegations
against the governor.
The Speaker said this in a statement made available to
our correspondent in Osogbo through his media aide, Mr.
Goke Butika.
The Speaker, who is a chieftain of the All Progressives
Congress just like the governor stated that the Assembly
had written to Aregbesola demanding his response to the
allegations leveled against him by the petitioner.
He said, “The onus of proof lies on the petitioner who
has expressed her readiness to defend her allegations
before the parliamentarians, while Gov. Aregbesola’s
response would also be awaited for the sake of fair
hearing.
“The legislature has elected to give Justice Oloyede’s
petition a critical attention, because she is a serving
judge In the state, and justice demands that her
allegations be given a look, for she holds a prime
position in the judiciary, an arm of government in the the
state.
” The House of Assembly has asked Governor Rauf
Aregbesola to forward his response on the allegations
raised by Justice Oloyede Folahanmi of Osun State High
Court, having made a copy of the petition available to
him on Wednesday by the Office of the Speaker.”
Salaam admitted that the state had a problem paying its
workers but urged members of the opposition and critics
of the Aregbesola administration to stop blackmailing the
governor.
He appealed to them to channel their grievances in a
peaceful manner so as not to disturb the peace of the
state.
He said that the House was always ready to interface
between the people and the government without
compromising the independence of the legislature as
guaranteed by the constitution.
The parliament under my watch would not be stampeded
on any issue before it; thoroughness would be deployed
into the facts presented without prejudice, for House of
Assembly is a shrine of democracy, where democratic
value and ethos must be upheld.
“Yes, we have challenges in our nation, and our state is
not immune from the hydra-headed challenges, but with
the coordinated responses of the government at all
levels, as it is ongoing, those challenges would soon be
history.”
It will be recalled that the judge, who is serving in Osun
State Judiciary wrote a petition to the House of Assembly
over the issue of nonpayment of almost eight months
salaries in the state.
The judge’s petition read in part, “Consequently, the
admitted inability of Mr. Governor and his deputy to pay
pensions, salaries and allowances for periods ranging
from eight to 11 months now, as a consequence of their
own decision to accumulate debts beyond the capacity of
the state’s internally generated revenue, whilst the very
‘ actors’ Mr. Governor and his deputy continue to enjoy
their security allowances in hundreds of millions, is a
violation of their oaths of office.
“Their action in this respect is as illegal as it is immoral
and unconscionable. It is an evidence of their inability to
discharge the functions of their office. There is therefore
no legal or moral basis for their continued stay in office.
“To this end and for this reason I am sure other well -
meaning and concerned members of the Osun
community are hereby calling on honourable members of
the state House of Assembly to pick up the gauntlet and
redeem themselves by giving effect to the provisions of
Sections 128 and 129 of the Constitution, empowering
them to investigate and bring to justice, all those who
have corruptly enriched themselves at the expense of
Osun and her people.”
www.punchng.com/news/osun-judge-ready-to-testify-against-aregbesola-speaker/

operation "knock out d heartless he-goat"

The king of debt must go

Impeachement

Change has come.

These people should stop deceiving us with their political veverity. You should know that all their reaction will outcome in vain. So why are we distrupting our peace?

Karma.
APC lapdogs were rejoicing when the Aregbesola-backed lawmakers in Ekiti were working on their plan to impeach Fayose, not knowing a day like this would come.
The hunter has become the hunted.

There is no need to testify, just impeach that damn GOAT brain

I wish members of the State House of Assembly would muster enough courage, the type shown by the petitioner, to impeach the governor; then all other governors will be forced to pay salaries or be impeached. To me, that's the real change.