Tension as Ondo Lawmakers Reportedly Move to Impeach Akeredolu as Governor

• President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's recent intervention in the Ondo political crisis has been met with a dead-end
• This is as the plot by some state actors in Ondo to remove Rotimi Akeredolu as the governor, has been intensified
• One of the lawmakers, who pleaded anonymity, disclosed that plans are underway for a possible declaration of Lucky Aiyedatiwa as acting governor during Tuesday's plenary

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements

Ondo state, Akure - There is uneasy calm in Ondo state at the moment as lawmakers in the state House of Assembly hold its first plenary slated for Tuesday, November 28.

Trouble for Akeredolu as some lawmakers plot to remove him from office

This comes a few days after meeting with President Tinubu regarding the political crisis that engulfed the state.

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Several interpretations have been mentioned on the outcome of the meeting with some supporters of the state deputy governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, insisting that the resolution was for him to be declared acting governor.

While Tinubu advised that the status quo be maintained, sources within Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s cabinet said plots were uncovered to ambush the governor and declare Aiyedatiwa acting governor.

What raised the current tension in the state at the moment was a move by 11 lawmakers loyal to Aiyedatiwa to woo Akeredolu’s loyalists to their side, The Nation report added.

One of the lawmakers who was called last night after they returned from Abuja said there was an insistence that Aiyedatiwa must be declared acting governor at Tuesday’s plenary.

He said:

"Last night (Sunday) a number of us received a call from the deputy governor. He informed us that he must be declared acting Governor on Tuesday. When we reminded him that it wasn’t part of the resolutions reached at the meeting with the President, he said the president can’t tell us how to run Ondo state."

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However, the state chairman of the APC, Hon. Ade Adetimehin, said no politician in Ondo would move against the resolution reached with President Tinubu on the impasse in the state.

He said:

“There’s nothing of such, no one dares go against the resolution reached with the President. Can anyone go against what President Tinubu has pronounced? That agreement stands and nothing more”

Ondo deputy gov, lawmakers, others embrace peace after Tinubu’s intervention

Legit.ng earlier reported that President Tinubu successfully resolved the political crisis rocking Ondo state following about six hours of deliberations with stakeholders.

The speaker of the State House of Assembly, Olajidi Olamide, reportedly resolved to halt the impeachment move.

Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the deputy governor, promised to carry everyone in the state along, adding that he had no grudges against anyone.

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Legit.ng also reported that a coalition of opposition party leaders and affiliated groups gave Akeredolu a 72-hour deadline to transfer authority to Aiyedatiwa.

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The demand was announced during a recent press conference where the group expressed displeasure with the governor's prolonged absence due to health issues.

Source: Legit.ng