Aregbesola Impeachment: Groups Clash In Osun

The called by Justice Folahanmi Oloyede for the Osun state House of Assembly to proceed with the impeachment of Governor Rauf Aregbesola is generating trouble as two groups, Osun Civil Societies Coalition(OCSC) and Democratic Socialist Movement  (DSM) are set to lock horn. 

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This called by Justice Oloyede is hinged on the governor’s inablity to pay workers’s salaries for over seven months as one of the reasons for the call for Aregbesola’s removal, The Punch reports.

The two groups expressed different views in separate statements in Osogbo on Tuesday.

In a statement issued by  OCSC Chairman, Waheed Lawal, and Secretary, Adebayo Bello, said that it had petitioned the National Judicial Council (NJC) to investigate the judge,  while the DSM said Oloyede  had done nothing wrong and she should be commended for her courage.

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The Osun State Coordinator of the DSM, Mr. Alfred Adegoke, and Secretary, Mr. Kola Ibrahim, in their statement, said the judge’s petition just stated what was already known to the people of the state.

The OCSC  is of the view that the judge had brought the judiciary into ridicule by dabbling into partisan politics, while stating that her allegations against the governor were unfounded and baseless.

“It behoves us to say that the words and language in the petition are unbecoming, maladroit and ungainly for the high standard of conduct expected of any judicial officer in this country.

 “The magnitude of impropriety, of the form, dimension and concealed message of the petition violates every ethical standard devoted to the status of a judicial officer.

“If appropriate action was not meted on her (Justice Folahanmi) a floodgate will be opened and every willing and available judicial officer would soon become an instrument of use for the purpose of partisan politics, “ OCSC asserted in their letter”

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The statement  further stressed that choice of word used by the judge is capable of citing members of the public against Aregbesola.

This action, the group further claimed that, if the NJC does not sanctioned the judge’s action, it might led to some judges to misuse their position.

However, DSM said that Aregbesola’s adminitration reckless spending  due to the state current financial crisis.

 

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