- The Speaker and the National Assembly on October 3, 2023, filed an appeal
- Court had on September 26 restrained the Ondo State Governor, its Chief Judge, the House of Assembly, its Speaker, and others from proceeding with their planned impeachment of Aiyedatiwa pending the determination of a pending motion on notice for interlocutory injunctions
The Ondo state House of Assembly on Thursday, withdrew the appeal against the Deputy Governor of the state Lucky Aiyedatiwa at the appeal court sitting in Abuja.
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja had on September 26 restrained the Ondo State Governor, its Chief Judge, the House of Assembly, its Speaker, and others from proceeding with their planned impeachment of Aiyedatiwa pending the determination of a pending motion on notice for interlocutory injunctions.
But the Speaker and the National Assembly on October 3, 2023, filed an appeal.
At the proceedings, the counsel for the applicants, Remi Olatubora, SAN announced to the court that the parties in the matter have found a political solution to the issue.
Meanwhile, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa is currently presiding over the state exco meeting in Akure, the state capital.
The exco meeting is coming after months of political wrangling between the deputy governor and loyalists of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu summoned the warring factions to 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.
With the exco meeting currently holding, it is an indication that the political impasse in the state may have come to an end.
Details of the agenda at the meeting are still unknown as of the time of filling out this report.
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