Osun Assembly Asks Osogbo South LCDA Chair, Councillors To Resume Offices

Osun State House of Assembly has, for the umpteen time, nullified the purported impeachment of the Chairman of Osogbo South Local Council Development Area and described it as a faulty procedure.

To this end, the House has asked the embattled Chairman, Akeem Olaoye and the council councillors who impeached him to resume their offices and allow peace to reign.

Recall that the Assembly had last year, ordered the two parties  to desist from parading themselves within the precinct of the Council to prevent possible break down of law and order.

The Speaker, State of Osun House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye at plenary after receiving the report of the joint Committees on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and Judiciary, Legal Matters, Public petitions and Human Rights asked that the Chairman and other Parliamentarians resume at their offices and not involve in act that could disrupt public peace.

Owoeye held that the Parliamentarians failed to follow laid down procedure as contained in section 19 (a) (b) (c) and (d) of the State of Osun Local Government Areas (Creation and Administration) Law, 2015 for the removal of the the Chairman.

He pointed out that it will be absurd for the House of Assembly to proceed to act on faulty procedure, saying the Parliamentarians committed a procedural error by completing the impeachment before forwarding it to the Assembly.

The Speaker however noted that the Parliamentarians have the power to remove/impeach the Chairman but such power could not be exercised without following necessary procedure.

According to him, “The present resolution of the Assembly has not in any way vindicated the two parties and the earliest order asking them not parade themselves within the precinct of the Council was borne out of the need for peace to reign.

“The Parliamentarians have the right to remove or suspend any of their members but the normal process stipulated by the law of the land must be followed appropriately.

“It should be on record that the position of the law on the process of impeachment is clear. Parliamentarians should get themselves used to the law, this Assembly can’t fold her arms and watch Impunity thrive.

The Assembly in a related development also stated that the suspension of Olounda Local Government Chairman failed to follow the laid down procedure.