US EditionImpeachment Plot: Oyo Chief Whip accuses Olubadan, Ajimobi of inducing Speaker
Gbenga Oyekola said the Speaker rejected money and an APC House of Representatives ticket offered to support the alleged move against Governor Seyi Makinde.
- On Tuesday, Oyo State House of Assembly Chief Whip Gbenga Oyekola accused the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, and former First Lady of Oyo State Mrs Florence Ajimobi of attempting to induce Speaker Adebo Ogundoyin to impeach Governor Seyi Makinde.
- Oyekola claims the Speaker received separate offers including a House of Representatives ticket and financial backing from the Olubadan, while Ajimobi allegedly approached him with money—both inducements the Speaker refused.
- Distancing himself from the reported plot, the Chief Whip stated the scheme was discovered after a critical meeting where individuals pressured the assembly to act against the Governor.
- Denying the accusations, the Olubadan through media aide Chief Adeola Oloko called the claims false and misleading, asserting that traditional rulers lack constitutional authority to remove a sitting Governor.
- Oba Ladoja emphasized that traditional rulers cannot impeach governors and urged political actors to refrain from involving the revered throne in partisan controversies affecting the state.
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Olubadan Reacts To Alleged Plot To Unseat Makinde
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has declared that he has no hands in the alleged plot to unseat the Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. He described the allegation as not only false, but misleading. The royal father in a statement issued by his media aide, Chief Adeola Oloko, cautioned against dragging the throne of Olubadan into what he described as dirty politics. Oba Ladoja said it was illogical to suggest that a traditional ruler…
Impeachment Plot: Oyo Chief Whip accuses Olubadan, Ajimobi of inducing Speaker
The Chief Whip of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Gbenga Oyekola has accused the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rahidi Adewolu Ladoja and former First Lady of the state, Mrs Florence Ajimobi of moves to induce the Speaker of the assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin on the alleged plot to impeach Governor Seyi Makinde. Oyekola made the claim in a detailed statement he issued on Tuesday, clarifying his stance on the alleged impeachment plot. The lawmaker, who …
Ajimobi, Ladoja, Ogundoyin Deny Role In Makinde Impeachment Plot
Former Oyo State First Lady and ambassador-designate to Austria, Florence Ajimobi, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, and the Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Adebowale Ogundoyin, have dismissed allegations linking them to an alleged plot to impeach Governor Seyi Makinde. In separate reactions on Tuesday, the trio described the claims as false, politically motivated, and aimed at creating tension within the state’s po…
I am no politician, don’t drag me into dirty politics – Olubadan declares
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja has called on the political figures in Oyo State not to drag him into politics, warning he is not a politician. The statement came few hours after rumours surfaced that the Olubadan and some political figures in the state are planning to impeach the Governor. But, Olubadan in a statement signed by his Media Aide, Adeola Oloko described the rumour as baseless and untrue. Oloko, in the s…
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