Don’t allow politicians to rubbish the good name you have been generally acknowledged to possess, Alabi tells Ondo CJ, Odusola to obey court orders
ONDO STATE LIBERATION MOVEMENT
PRESS BRIEFING
4th October, 2023.
Gentle men of the press, we are here today to express our dismay over the recent happening in Ondo state politics vis-à-vis planned impeachment of the State Deputy Governor. It is our believe that this plan, if allowed to stand will not only impede the progress of the State and its people but will be a very terrible precedence in Ondo politics. It is on record that the Former Governor of Ondo State Dr Olusegun Mimiko had two (2) Deputies in His Eight (8) years in Office. Now the present Governor has worked with two in his Seven (7) years and preparing for his third (3rd) deputy, and if care is not taken, the next Governor will have four (4) deputies before the expiration of his tenure.
We are not saying that the Deputy Governor H.E Lucky Aiyedatiwa cannot be impeached, but that due process and the Rule of Law must be followed. I am particularly happy that the ODHA has regard for the Rule of Law by approaching the Ondo State High Court to secure an order for substituted service and the fact that the Speaker of the ODHA has petitioned the NJC over the order granted by a Federal High Court Judge.
Having taken that step, I believe they should wait for the outcome of those processes.
As lawmaker, I do not expect them to break the Law.
I do not see the reason for desperation in the process to impeach the Deputy Governor if no being sponsored by agent of destabilization.
We want to also appeal to the Chief Judge of Ondo State to be on the side of the law. It is on record that the immediate past CJ of Ondo Statewrote is name in gold by not yielding to political dictation in this kind of situation. We expect the current CJ who has maintained his intergrity over the years, not to allow his intergrity to be rubbed in the mud by disobeying court orders.
We want to use this medium to appeal to Ondo State people not to allow this injustice to see the light of the day. We are aware that the ODHA is set to illegally go ahead with the impeachment.
Consequently, we call on His Excellency, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR and the National Chairman of APC H.E Alh. Abdullai Ganduje to prevail on the State Chairman, Hon. Ade Adetimehin who is trying to scuttle the peace process instituted by the National Chairman and the Governor of Ondo State to maintain peace and order.
Our party will be going into elections by next year, so we do not expect this division to make us lose the forthcoming election.
As at today our dear State has no director as governor is nowhere to be found in the state and the deputy that is on ground is being embattled.
The Governor lied when he claimed to have resume office, especially using letter headed paper bearing Alagbaka Office.
We do not have representative at FEC meeting, the State Exco has not held any meeting for months in Ondo State.
The Governor who claimed to have resumed office has not for once addressed the people of Ondo State up till date.
Thank you and God Bless.
Hon. Alabi Johnson
