The Oyo State House of Assembly has approved the nomination of Barrister Bayo Lawal as the new Deputy Governor of the state.The Naijacrawl reports that the approval comes a few hours after the Assembly removed Rauf Olaniyan.The House has on Monday removed Olaniyan, a native of Igboho from office, following the recommendation of the panel of inquiry set up to investigate him.Our correspondent however reports that the assembly has approved the nomination of Lawal.The...

The Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Mr Rauf Olaniyan has been impeached by the house of assmbly tpoday.Olaniyan’s removal followed the state Assembly’s adoption of the report of the seven-man panel constituted by the chief judge to investigate allegations of gross misconduct against the deputy governor at its plenary on Monday.Olaniyan was elected in 2019 on a joint ticket with the current Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Part...

In the quest to remove the deputy governor of the state, the Oyo State House of Assembly yesterday directed the state Chief Judge to set up a panel of seven people to investigate the allegation of gross misconduct against the Deputy Governor, Mr. Rauf Olaniyan.This was contained in a Motion jointly moved by the Majority leader, Hon Sanjo Onaolapo and Hon Akintunde Olajide, during plenary Wednesday.The Assembly also directed the panel to report its findings within th...