Ondo Assembly serves impeachment notice to deputy gov
The impeachment
proceedings started this morning with 14 of the 26 members signing the
impeachment notice and nine of them voting against the decision.
According to the
notice, the deputy governor is being accused of gross misconduct, abuse of
office, financial recklessness, abandonment of office among other offenses.
To however stall any
impeachment move, the embattled deputy governor has approached an Abuja High
Court seeking to stop the impeachment proceeding and enforce his fundamental
right of association. Other defendants in the suit were the Inspector-General
of Police, State Commissioner Of Police, Department of State Services (DSS),
and the Speaker of the Assembly, Mr. David Oleyeloogun.
Agboola defected from APC to PDP on June 21. There are indications he might be the flagbearer of the PDP In the state governorship election scheduled for October 10.
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