IMPEACHMENT SAGA: My Life Under Threat- Ondo Speaker Cries Out
By Awodeyi Elizabeth
Ondo State House of Assembly will today serve the Deputy Governor of the State, Mr Lucky Ayedatiwa a letter on the alleged gross misconduct.
The Speaker of the House, Rt Hon Olamide Oladiji who revealed this while speaking with Assembly Correspondents noted that the House was unable to serve the Deputy Governor the Notice since the commencement of the process last week.
He however said that the house has now secured court affidavit which gives the house a legitimate right to serve the Deputy Governor.
He informed that all the 26 Lawmakers have appended their signature on the petition.
Meanwhile, the Speaker called on the Security Agency in the State to save his soul and that of other Members following various threats to their lives since the commencement of the Process.
According to him early this morning his attention was called to a ritual sacrifice placed In front of the official Speaker’s Lodge.
The lodge which he noted required renovation is only used sometimes for Parliamentary meetings.
“I have not been using the place except sometimes for parliamentary meetings. At least, we have been there for more than two times for meeting but I don’t sleep there because the place requires overhauling with the present state”.
“Early this morning, we discovered that a sacrifice was placed in the lodge . Aside that, I have been receiving strange calls from strange people threatening my life and other members. There has been a lot of pressure on me.
” l am using the medium to tell the world that my life is under threat. I call on the security operatives to checkmate these people who have been threatening my life and other members.
“This threat started since the day we began the impeachment notice . I have already reported to NSCDC among others security Agencies”
While debunking the rumor going the round that the lawmakers collected 5 million to initiate the impeachment process,the Speaker said that the 10th Assembly under his watch will not compromised.
“Whenever there is an impeachment case like this, people think that the executive must have lured the legislature to begin the process.
I want to tell the whole world that we did not receive any gratification from anybody or anywhere. We are doing our work as lawmakers
We appropriate and at the same time, monitor what we appropriate. Let me tell you, 26 lawmakers have now signed the letter which we will serve him today”
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