Olaniyan was impeached today by the Oyo state House of Assembly following the recommendation led by Justice Munta Abimbola’s investigation panel as contained in the report submitted to the house which affirmed the allegations leveled against the deputy governor.

23 out of the 32 lawmakers of the Oyo state House of Assembly by section 188 (4) of the Nigerian constitution signed the petition against the deputy governor at the inception of the impeachment process.

The Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin announced Olaniyan’s impeachment during today’s plenary sitting on the floor of the House after deliberation on the report of the 7-man panel of investigation.

According to the report of the panel as read on the floor of the House of the Majority leader, Honourable Sanjo Adedoyin, the deputy governor at different intervals during the investigation failed to honor the invitation sent to him to appear before it thereby compelling the panel to make unnecessary adjournment.

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