A High Court Judge in Osun, Justice Folahanmi
Oloyede, has filed a motion in an Osogbo High Court,
challenging the Osun State House of a$$emnbly’s
handling of a petition she forwarded to it.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that
Justice Oloyede had petitioned the a$$embly, calling
for the impeachment of Gov. Rauf Aregbesola and
his Deputy, Mrs Grace Laoye-Tomori, over alleged
financial misconduct.
In the petition, she called on the lawmakers to
examine and investigate the governor and his deputy
over the allegations.
The House, on receipt of the petition, set up an Ad
hoc/Fact-finding Committee with Speaker Najeem
Salam giving the committee one week to submit its
report.
The House later considered the report of the panel,
dismissed Oloyede’s petition and recommended
sanctions against her.
Dissatisfied, Oloyede, through her lawyer, Mr Lekan
Ogunlesi (SAN), on Thursday, filed a motion on notice
before the court.
Her lawyer stated that his client was ready to
challenge the illegality of the action of the House of a
$$embly.
Mr Lukman Ogunseitan, who held brief for Ogunlesi,
listed the respondents to include the Speaker, the
investigating committee Chairman, Mr Adegboye
Akintunde, six legislators and Clerk of the House.
Also joined in the suit is the Osun Judicial Service
Commission.
Oloyede also filed a motion ex-parte asking the court
to grant her permission to institute a legal action
against the state lawmakers over their
recommendation that she should be sanctioned by the
National Judicial Commission (NJC).
In her application, she asked that the
recommendations of the ad-hoc committee be
quashed and that their actions be declared illegal,
unconstitutional, null and void.
Ruling on the application, Justice Adeyinka
Aderibigbe granted all the five prayers sought by the
applicant and ordered that the 11 respondents listed
in the matter be served, while the case was
adjourned till Sept. 3. (NAN)
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