Chief Judge of Ondo State, Justice Oluwatoyin Akeredolu, has declined the request by the House of Assembly mandating him to set up a seven-man panel to investigate the allegations levelled against the Deputy Governor, Hon. Agboola Ajayi, which could culminate in Ajayi’s removal from office.
The House had on Tuesday begun the process of impeachment of Ajayi.
The Chief Judge premised the rejection of the letter on the fact that the action of the Assembly did not comply with the provisions of Section 188 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) that would make her set up an investigative panel.
In a letter personally signed by her, a copy of which has gone viral, Justice Akeredolu also noted that the action of the Assembly was subjudiced based on a letter she received from Mr Kayode Olatoke SAN.