According to Punch, the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Mr. Najeem Salam, said on Wednesday that the assembly had received a petition from a serving judge in the state, Justice Folahanmi Oloyede, calling for the impeachment of Governor Rauf Aregbesola because of alleged financial recklessness.
Salam, who confirmed to Punch correspondent in an interview on Wednesday that the assembly had received the petition, said the House would write a letter of acknowledgement to the petitioner and write the governor to defend himself against the allegations contained in the letter.
The Speaker said, “Yes, we received the petition and we acknowledged it. But there is nothing we can do now because of the strike. Workers’ strike is affecting our sittings.
“We will send a copy of the petition to the governor for his defence. We will deliberate on it by the time the strike is over.”
The Clerk of the Osun House of Assembly, Oyeniran also confirmed the receipt of the petition in a separate interview with Punch correspondent.
“It is true we received a petition and we are working on it,” Oyeniran said.
The Minority Leader, Mr. Oladejo Makinde, who is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, said he was not aware of the petition but said the House would deliberate on it by the time the lawmakers started sitting. (Punch).