The Osun State House of Assembly is set to address the petition by Justice Olamide Folahanmi Oloyede of the state High Court, seeking the impeachment of Governor Rauf Aregbesola.
The 26-member Assembly expressed its readiness to address the petition after acknowledging receipt of the governor ‘s response.
In a statement by the Speaker, Najeem Salam, the detailed response of the governor was obtained on Tuesday.
According to the statement, obtaining Aregbesola’s response had compelled the parliament to set in motion the investigation of various allegations in the petition.
The statement reads: “The Assembly would be fair and thorough in its investigation of all the issues raised by Justice Oloyede. This is to get to a logical end and to give all parties a sense of justice without fear or favour.
“The Assembly is inviting Justice Oloyede to prepare for personal appearance before the investigative committee that would soon fix a date for looking into the petition.
“The Speaker has constituted an investigative committee that will look into the petition and the committee has the mandate to interact with Justice Oloyede in person, for she is in the best position to further shed light on her position.”
The Assembly assured all parties concerned of fairness and justice.
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