Lucky Aiyedatiwa, embattled deputy governor of Ondo, says he has not been served any impeachment notice by the state house of assembly.
Aiyedatiwa spoke in a statement he issued in Akure, the state capital, on Monday.
The state assembly had on Wednesday during a plenary session, directed the clerk of the house to write the deputy governor over allegations of gross misconduct levelled against him.
According to Aiyedatiwa, the statement was a response to a claim by Olatunji Oshati, chairman of the house committee on information, that he has been served an impeachment notice by the assembly.
“I find it especially worrying that the spokesman of the House of Assembly would go on national television to speak on such a matter without any evidence to show that such letter has been delivered to me,” the statement reads.
“More disturbing is the fact that even when he was asked if the letter had been delivered, he gave no coherent answer.
“A sensitive constitutional matter of this nature; the impeachment process should not be conducted on the pages of newspapers and television screens.
“In effect, I reiterate that if such letter of allegations of gross misconduct against me exists, I have not seen it and I have not been served.
“I, therefore, urge Mr. Speaker, The Honourable Chief Judge of Ondo State and members of the public to take note.”
The deputy governor concluded that he was “in the dark regarding any allegation” against him by the state House of Assembly.
