Like the sword of Damocles, the impeachment saga dangling on the head of the Governor of Oyo State, Senator Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi seems not to have fallen.
Recently there were allegations, denials and counter-allegations that the State's House of Assembly members were plotting to impeach the Governor.
The news was said to have hit the Governor who called the attention of some of his loyalists in the chamber who granted interviews in the newspapers to douse the tension and assured the Governor that nothing like an impeachment move was considered against him.
The Governor who was obviously troubled was said to have raced to some power brokers in the state who also gave him their words that nothing would happen.
The impeachment scare gained some ground yesterday when the lawmakers met amidst tight security yesterday where their plan to serve the Speaker, Hon. Monsurat Sunmonu an impeachment notice but they were unable to do so because the woman was observing the Umrah in far away Saudi Arabia, a plot they plan to perfect when the House resumes on August 28th. The Speaker is one of the closest allies of the Governor.
A source revealed to City Info that some recent defection in the House of Assembly has given the opposition the required two-third they needed to impeach the Governor.
The Governor who was alleged of high-handedness, nepotism, misappropriation among many others was said to have been unable to observe his usual hajj which he does annually for the fear of the unknown as he choose to stay in Ibadan to put the House in order.
The Governor was also said to have secretly tried to reach out to influential monarch, the Alaafin of Oyo but the body language of the powerful monarch was said not to be favurable as the Governor was said to have disobeyed him in the past and the Alaafin sees this as the time to claim his pound of flesh.
The Oyo Governor who was able to muster enough votes to defeat incumbent Governor Alao Akalain 2011 with the help of the Alaafin of Oyo and late Ibadan billionaire, Aare Arisekola Alao was said to have missed Arisekola so much that he confessed to some of his aides saying 'if Aare was alive he would have fixed all these mess for me, I don't even know what to do and who to trust'.
The death of the Aare Musulumi, Alhaji Arisekola last month has left a huge vacuum in the State political circle.
The Governor has in the past benefitted immensely from Arisekola's wisdom, influence and wealth which he readily used to set up a solid support for the Governor.
The impeachment plot was believed to be the handiwork of some political stalwarts in the State(even in APC) who do not enjoy the Governor's style of leadership, his stubborness and the many he talks down everybody.
Aside this, it was also gathered that the Governor is unpopular in the Government circle as he, his immediate family and the Commissioner of Finance were the only ones gaining from his government as he doesn't create the avenue for his Commissioners, Special Advisers and Permanent Secretaries to benefit unlike the other past administrations.
Another source hinted that the impeachment plot was targeted at unsettling the Governor so that he would not be able to focus on his campaigns for second term.
A source close to the State Governor also disclosed that the Governor was aware of the plot by the opposition to rattle him with a promise that he has all his takes to check-mate their evil plot.
The Governor who was obviously troubled was said to have raced to some power brokers in the state who also gave him their words that nothing would happen.
The impeachment scare gained some ground yesterday when the lawmakers met amidst tight security yesterday where their plan to serve the Speaker, Hon. Monsurat Sunmonu an impeachment notice but they were unable to do so because the woman was observing the Umrah in far away Saudi Arabia, a plot they plan to perfect when the House resumes on August 28th. The Speaker is one of the closest allies of the Governor.
A source revealed to City Info that some recent defection in the House of Assembly has given the opposition the required two-third they needed to impeach the Governor.
The Governor who was alleged of high-handedness, nepotism, misappropriation among many others was said to have been unable to observe his usual hajj which he does annually for the fear of the unknown as he choose to stay in Ibadan to put the House in order.
The Governor was also said to have secretly tried to reach out to influential monarch, the Alaafin of Oyo but the body language of the powerful monarch was said not to be favurable as the Governor was said to have disobeyed him in the past and the Alaafin sees this as the time to claim his pound of flesh.
The Oyo Governor who was able to muster enough votes to defeat incumbent Governor Alao Akalain 2011 with the help of the Alaafin of Oyo and late Ibadan billionaire, Aare Arisekola Alao was said to have missed Arisekola so much that he confessed to some of his aides saying 'if Aare was alive he would have fixed all these mess for me, I don't even know what to do and who to trust'.
The death of the Aare Musulumi, Alhaji Arisekola last month has left a huge vacuum in the State political circle.
The Governor has in the past benefitted immensely from Arisekola's wisdom, influence and wealth which he readily used to set up a solid support for the Governor.
The impeachment plot was believed to be the handiwork of some political stalwarts in the State(even in APC) who do not enjoy the Governor's style of leadership, his stubborness and the many he talks down everybody.
Aside this, it was also gathered that the Governor is unpopular in the Government circle as he, his immediate family and the Commissioner of Finance were the only ones gaining from his government as he doesn't create the avenue for his Commissioners, Special Advisers and Permanent Secretaries to benefit unlike the other past administrations.
Another source hinted that the impeachment plot was targeted at unsettling the Governor so that he would not be able to focus on his campaigns for second term.
A source close to the State Governor also disclosed that the Governor was aware of the plot by the opposition to rattle him with a promise that he has all his takes to check-mate their evil plot.
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