The former Commissioner of Education in Oyo State, Professor Joseph Olowofela under the administration of late Gov Isiaq Abiola Ajimobi has told the Gov of Oyo State to exercise caution on the move to remove his Deputy, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan.
This was contained in a statement obtained by ODUDUWA NEWS via his social media account as read in part:
Makinde should exercise caution on the impeachment of his Deputy, Olaniyan. It’s already in a public domain, that impeachment process has commenced on the Deputy Governor of Oyo-State.
“It’s also common knowledge that there is an inducement of N5million per person of the active participants. I want to draw the attention of H.E. Seyi Makinde by extension, Oyo-State House of Assembly.
“During Awolowo and Akintola saga. You must have read/heard what happened. During Ladoja and Akala you are a witness to what happened.
Now it’s Seyi Makinde and Olaniyan.
“The examples highlighted above may not be exact corrolary but before crisis is precipitated in the state, the state Governor should exercise restraints.
“In the last two years, the Deputy Governor has been effectively reduced to ” not a spared tyre but a punctured spare tyre”
“if by error of omission or commission he is removed by “orchestrated” impeachment process, then it will be a clear case of “hen alighting on a string, the hen will be uncomfortable so also the string” .
“The tenure of the Deputy Governor lapses on the 28th May, 2023. Which is few days time, his joining another party notwistanding but removing him will open pandora box the likes of which may be unexpected. “A stream may look calm but it has the capacity to drown the unweary”
By the time you fight a person you must be congnisant of the backlash.
“I call on Governor Seyi Makinde and Rt
Hourable Speaker – Ogundoyin of Oyo-State House of Assembly to exercise restraint”.