By Ayodele Oni
The Ondo State Youth Wing of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has proffered another alternative to the call by the leadership of the party for resignation of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu following his ill- health.
Rather than him to resign or be impeached, the PDP youths advised the State House of Assembly to constitute a health team to actually determine the State of the Governor’s health.
At a media briefing in Akure on Friday, spokesman for the PDP youths, Tayo Oluyi stated: “We will like to state that we’ve followed up our resume or resign call by writing to the Ondo State House of Assembly to invoke Section 189(4) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which States;
“Sub section of 189 (4) The medical panel to which this section relates shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Assembly of the State, and shall comprise five medical practitioners in Nigeria, one of whom shall be the personal physician of the holder of the office concerned; and
“four other medical practitioners who have, in the opinion of the Speaker of the House of Assembly, attained a high degree of eminence in the field of medicine relative to the nature of the examination to be conducted in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this section, which provides a framework for addressing situations where a Governor is unable to discharge the functions of the office due to health-related reasons be initiated by the State Legislative Arm.
“It is crucial that the House of Assembly, in the interest of our state and its citizens, upholds this constitutional provisions to ensure the continued and effective functioning of our government, and if the House of Assembly failed in this regard, we won’t hesitate to explore other legitimate Constitutional means to press our demands.”
According to Oluyi, the present situation in the state is “at a critical juncture in our state’s history, where the very foundations of transparency, accountability, and good governance are under scrutiny.
“Ondo State today finds itself grappling with an unprecedented situation that demands an unyielding commitment to the principles of democracy, integrity, and justice from every well-meaning member of this state as saboteurs masquerading as politicians are on the loose to rob us of the service expected to be exchanged for the mandate given to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.
“It’s important to note that Governor Akeredolu by the mandate given to him by the people of Ondo State is answerable to the people and not the other way round, he is to the good people of Ondo State ‘Servant-In-Chief’.
“The threat of a dangerous precedent looms large, where leaders, in the name of privacy, retreat to undisclosed locations and continue to govern without the watchful eyes of the public.
“This challenges the very notion of governance, which rests upon the pillars of accountability and representation.
“We would like to make it clear that the Governor, in the face of the law is hale and hearty as no subsisting communication suggests otherwise, and since he has refused to resume his duty, we have taken it upon ourselves as stakeholders in the affairs of this state to explore available constitutional measures to demand for his whereabouts or ask that he is relieved of his duty as the Governor of Ondo State if, for any reason, he cannot continue.”
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