Members of the Ondo State House of Assembly may begin impeachment process against the Deputy Governor, Ali Olanusi, who dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Sources said the House leadership are ensuring that the process begins early.
The Assembly is made up of 26 members, comprising 23 PDP lawmakers and two APC members.
Odigbo’s seat occupied by the former Speaker, the late Samuel Adesina, is still vacant.
It was gathered that the impeachment proceedings may begin this week. PDP members have been meeting on the process.
A source said besides his defection, there are no allegations that could be made against Olanusi.
But an APC lawmaker, Gbenga Edema, said the leadership of the APC met and made resolutions on the matter, saying “the matter should be considered as speculation for now”.
He said none of the two APC members received any notice for the impeachment process against the deputy governor.
According to him, “we have not been informed of any impeachment process. We are just two in the House and we consider all we are hearing as speculation for now.”
He added: “When we get the notice of impeachment and the deputy governor is served with the impeachment notice, the two of us will know the next line of action.”
Many interest groups, including youths from the 18 local governments have called for Olanusi’s resignation.
The groups had urged the House of Assembly to impeach Olanusi, if he failed to resign.
Olanusi, who still lay claim to his election as the deputy governor, insisted that he was duly elected the same way Mimiko was elected.
He alleged that his allowances and those of his aides were withheld by the government, and instituted a case at the Federal High Court, Akure.
The light in his official apartment at Alagbaka Government House has been reportedly disconnected.
