In a fresh directive, the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has put out measures to fully restrained and halt the Oyo State House of Assembly from further impeachment processes which would be taken against the Deputy Governor of the state, Engineer Rauf Aderemi Olaniyan.
The court had been presided over by Justice Ladiran Akintola gave this order on Wednesday.
Africa Daily News, New York would also recall that the House of Assembly had few days ago commenced the impeachment process against the deputy governor.
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The Assembly alleged that the deputy governor has committed some offences. This had made the deputy governor to approach the court to halt his impeachment process and call them to order. The court on Wednesday restrained the lawmakers from further impeachment process against the deputy governor.
Akintola ruled that the State Assembly should stop any removal process. The judge, in his address, adjourned the matter till Tuesday, July 5 2022.
He said that the date has been picked for continuation of hearing. He also mentioned that the adjournment was to allow the Assembly to file its reply to that of Olaniyan at the Court.
In another report, the Oyo State Executive Council in a new directive has expressly approved the award of the contract for the remodelling and restructuring of the Oyo State High Courts and Magistrates’ Court Complexes in Ibadan at the estimated pegged cost of ₦6.01 billion.
Prof. Daud Sangodoyin who is the Commissioner for Public Works and Transport in the State had made this known while briefing some of the newsmen at the end of the weekly State Executive Council meeting in Ibadan.
Sangodoyin said, “The contract to be handled by the RTD Thompsons, will involve construction of an Amphitheatre and a Conference Theatre, also remodel all the court rooms at both courts and do some some external works in the two places.”
He had also reiterated that the contract, which would be executed through the Alternative Project Funding Approach (APFA) would be in two phases to be completed within 18 months.
The commissioner had also noted that the council also approved ₦683 million for the reconstruction of the 2.27 kilometres Sijuade Road, Jericho. He, however, said that the reconstruction would be through direct intervention from the State Ministry of Public Works and Transport, within an eight months completion period.
