All Progressives Congress has described Ondo Deputy Govenor Alhaji Ali Olanusi’s impeachment as a sham and a charade which is only temporary.
The party in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Adesanya said “The impeachment of Alhaji Olanusi as the Deputy Governor of Ondo State is temporary. The whole process of the impeachment was a sham and charade. How on earth will a deputy governor be impeached within five days?
“It shows that there were unholy alliances among Governor Mimiko, the Chief Judge, and the governor’s stooges who call themselves lawmakers to embark on an illegal process to impeach a duly elected deputy governor.
“It was clear to the people of the state that before the directive of the Speaker to serve Olanusi the impeachment notice, the embattled deputy governor was not in the state.
“Without any court order, the speaker directed them to paste the notice of impeachment on the quarters of the deputy governor, this is unlawful.
“The Chief Judge, due to his relationship with Mimiko because we are aware that he was Mimiko’s best man during his wedding, has been assisting him to executive illegality.
“He set up a panel that was expected to sit for three months by giving room for fair hearing with the parties involved, the investigative panel only sat for five hours in just one day and found Olanusi guilty of gross misconduct without fair hearing and in absentia. The panel is acting a script from the governor. This is impunity pa excellence.”
Olanusi who also spoke through his lawyer, Oluwole Kayode said “Another action in respect of the same office and the impeachment process is pending in court and will come up on May 7, 2015.
“I think public office holders and people who are put in positions to defend the Nigerian constitution must be law abiding.
“In the light of this disobedience to a court order and the impunity displayed in the course of the impeachment proceedings, the deputy governor is on solid ground. The action is illegal and a judge joke.”