Impeach Gov Abiodun, Deputy, NNPP Tells Ogun Assembly

Posted by Nwa Diokpa Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State Thursday, September 30th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) has enjoined the Ogun State Assembly to begin the impeachment processes against Governor Dapo Abiodun and his Deputy, Nomiot Salako-Oyedele.

The NNPP disclosed this thursday saying it was worried by the “lackadaisical attitude” of the administration of Governor Abiodun since he assumed office.

The party also requested that the duo of Abiodun and his Deputy be impeached as they left the country at the same time.

The NNPP had earlier stormed the Assembly Complex at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, to present its petition to the lawmakers.

According to the petition signed by the party’s State Chairman, Olaposi Oginni, the party tagged Abiodun as an “accidental governor”, as he was never prepared to govern Ogun State.

The petition titled, “Immediate Impeachment Processes Against Gov Dapo Abiodun And His Deputy”, partly read:

“The Ogun State Chapter of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) is hereby calling for the immediate action of IMPEACHMENT NOTICE against Gov.Dapo Abiodun and his Deputy, Engr. Naimot Salako, by the provision of the Act of the Parliament.

“The recent abdication and dereliction of duties by Gov Dapo Abiodun and his Deputy are unpardonable impeachable offences.

“It’s on record that from May 2019 to date, all the medical and leisure vacation trips of Gov Dapo Abiodun, except one, were in flagrant disobedience of the constitutional provision that made the transmission of a letter to Ogun State House of Assembly mandatory.

“It’s also on record that the recent trip of Gov Dapo Abiodun violated his oath of office and therefore deserved to be impeached for his failure to transmit a letter to the OGUN STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY and subsequent failure to transmit power to the Deputy Governor to be in charge as an Acting Governor during the time of his absence.”

“The executive rascality of unceremoniously making the SSG to act and to direct the affairs of Ogun State is unacceptable because it’s a sharp contradiction to the constitution, the government swore to protect.

“Recognizing the fact that Prince Dapo Abiodun was an accidental Governor who never prepared himself for governance, however, it’s ridiculous that Gov Dapo Abiodun and his aides at intervals rush to a serving Lagos Senator, Adeola Olamilekan Yayi, to take briefs and instructions on how to run Ogun State.

“The Ogun State House of Assembly must help us to find out when and how Ogun State became a Lagos colony under Prince Dapo Abiodun.

“It’s very obvious that Ogun State is presently rudderless. The permanent solution to this mediocrity is for the Ogun State House of Assembly to do the needful as far as this impeachment process is concerned.”