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Oyo Assembly approves Adebayo Lawal as new deputy gov

The Oyo State House of Assembly, on Monday, approved the appointment of Adebayo Lawal as the new deputy governor of the state following the impeachment of Rauf Olaniyan.

The approval followed the nomination of Lawal to the lawmakers for consideration by Governor Seyi Makinde as replacement for Olaniyan.

Lawal, who is the Chairman of the State Housing Corporation, had served as the state Attorney-General.

He hails from Kisi in Irepo Local Government Area of Lagos State.

Lawal’s nomination was contained in a letter by the governor to the lawmakers, which was presented at the plenary.

The House had gone on a short recess shortly after the impeachment of Olaniyan as the deputy governor of Oyo State.

The lawmakers later reconvened at about 12.15 p.m to consider the appointment of the new deputy governor.

The Speaker, Adebo Ogundoyin, while reading the letter from Governor Makinde, said it was in response to an earlier letter sent by the lawmaker to the Governor dated July 18, informing him of the impeachment of Olaniyan.

READ ALSO: Oyo Assembly impeaches deputy governor

Defending the nomination of Lawal, the House Majority Leader, Sanjo Adedoyin, said the nomination should be favourably considered, approved, and adopted in view of his antecedents in contributing to the progress of the state.

Seconding the motion, Kazeem Olayanju, representing Irepo/Olornsogo State Constituency, said the Assembly should confirm Lawal as the new deputy governor of Oyo State.

In his remarks, the speaker put the nomination to a voice vote, which went the ways of the “ayes”.

According to him, with the vote, Adebayo Lawal has been approved as the Deputy Governor of the state.

The House, however, adjourned plenary until July 21, 2022.

The Star

News Agency of Nigeria

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