Oyo Assembly removes deputy gov

The Oyo State Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan, has been removed by members of the State House of Assembly, following misconduct and a series of allegations levelled against him.

Olaniyan was removed by members of the House of Assembly on Monday around 11:30am by the lawmakers

Olaniyan was elected in 2019 on a joint ticket with incumbent Governor Seyi Makinde on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party but recently defected to the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress in the state.

The deputy governor was represented in court by his counsel, Chief Afolabi Fashanu, SAN, in the case which came up before Justice Ladiran Akintola at the Oyo State High Court, Ring Road, Ibadan, on June 28.

The judge ordered that the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin, and the Clerk of the House be put on notice before he adjourned the matter to July 29.

This was contained in a Motion jointly moved by the Majority leader, Hon Sanjo Onaolapo, and Hon Akintunde Olajide during the plenary.