Aiyedatiwa presides over Ondo exco meeting, as lawmakers withdraw appeal
Ondo State Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa presided over the state’s executive Council meeting on Thursday.
The exco meeting is coming after months of political wrangling between the deputy governor and loyalists of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
Political analysts predict that political tussle between the Governor and his deputy is finally easing following an intervention by President Bola Tinubu at a peace meeting in Abuja last week.
It was agreed during the meeting that the deputy governor should continue to perform his duties as deputy governor.
In a related development, the Ondo State House of Assembly, led by its Speaker, Olamide Oladiji, has withdrawn an appeal they lodged against the Deputy Governor of the state, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who faced an impeachment threat over his alleged acts of gross misconduct.
The lawmakers, through their team of lawyers led by Dr. Remi Peter O., told the appellate court that their decision to terminate further proceedings in the matter was “in the interest of peace.”
“My lords, the parties in this matter have found a political solution to their problems. Therefore, on behalf of the appellants, we are here to withdraw this appeal.
“The instruction to this effect was given to us yesterday, and we have filed this morning the notice of withdrawal.
“In the interest of peace, we seek to withdraw this appeal,” counsel for the appellants added.
The application to withdraw the appeal was not opposed by the lawyer who represented the Deputy governor, Mr. A.A. Adewusi, who confirmed that he was served with all the necessary processes to that effect.
Likewise, all the other respondents in the matter, including the Department of State Services, DSS, which was represented by Mr. I. Awo, said they were not opposed to the peace moves and withdrawal of the appeal.
Consequently, a three-member panel of the appellate court, led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, accordingly dismissed the appeal.
It will be recalled that the Ondo lawmakers had approached the appellate court to challenge an interim injunction that was issued by the Federal High Court in Abuja, which restrained them from impeaching the deputy governor from office for allegedly engaging in actions they said were tantamount to misconduct.
