The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Orimisan Aiyedatia, is facing impeachment proceedings. However, he denies receiving any letter from the State House of Assembly accusing him of gross misconduct. Aiyedatia believes that the impeachment process should not be carried out through newspapers or national television.
Aiyedatia is being accused of gross misconduct during his time as the acting governor while Governor Rotimi Akeredolu was on sick leave abroad. The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Oshati Olatunji, announced the commencement of impeachment proceedings, citing allegations of misappropriation of funds and violation of the constitution, including a N30 million allegation.
Aiyedatia finds it concerning that Olatunji made these claims without providing any evidence. In a statement he personally signed, Aiyedatia stated that he has not been served with any notice of gross misconduct by the Ondo State House of Assembly. He urges Nigerians to disregard Olatunji’s claim and questions why the spokesman of the House of Assembly would speak on national television without any evidence of delivering the alleged letter to him.