• Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Resign now, you’re incompetent, Ondo deputy governor tells speaker

Agboola-Ajayi

Ondo State Deputy governor, Agboola Ajayi, has called for the immediate resignation of the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Bamidele Oleyelogun, over the perceived incompetence which he said had brought the exalted parliament into disrepute in the state.

This was contained in a statement made available to journalists in Akure on Sunday by the Media Adviser to the Deputy Governor, Allen Sowore.

According to the Deputy Governor, “this will go a long way to preserve our democratic gains, restore the dignity of the legislature and the principle of separation of power”.

Ajayi said the decision of the Chief Judge of Ondo State, Justice Oluwatoyin Akeredolu in respect of the illegal and fraudulent move by a section of the State House of Assembly to impeach him had rekindled the confidence and hope of the people in the judiciary as a bulwark against tyranny and totalitarianism.

He said, “His Lordship leaves no one in doubt about the need to adhere strictly to the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and due process in modern democracy. The decision is a triumph for the rule of law against brigandage and anarchy.

“With the decision, the judiciary of Ondo State has demonstrated its independence and thus made a clear statement about its commitment to secure and sustain the principles and lofty ideals of our constitutional democracy.

“We are reminded of the triumph of the human spirit across the age against totalitarianism and encouraged to bring to live the progressive provisions of our constitution that are antidotes to satanic demagoguery and maximum leadership.

“The deputy governor is humbled by the epochal decision, and reinvigorated to continue to stand for the good of the people as arrow head of the move to return government to where it rightly belongs the people of Ondo state.

“It’s in this light that we demand the immediate resignation or removal of the inept and mediocre speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon David Bamidele Oleyelogun, whose incompetence has brought the exalted parliament into disrepute. This will go a long way to preserve our democratic gains, restore the dignity of the legislature and the principle of separation of power.”