Appeal court nullifies impeachment of former deputy governor
Appeal court nullifies impeachment of former deputy governor The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, on Friday, reversed the impeachment of Alhaji Ali Olanusi, former Deputy Governor of Ondo State. Appeal Court reverses impeachment of former deputy governor of Ondo state, Alhaji Ali Olanusi The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Olanusi was impeached by Ondo State House of Assembly on April 27, 2015 , when he dumped the Labour Party on which he was elected, for the All Progressives Congress. READ ALSO: Buhari to declare open the Nigerian Army Small Arms Championship in Sambisa forest The presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Danjuma, held that the impeachment of Olanusi was not done in accordance with the provisions of the law. It also held that the former deputy governor was not accorded fair hearing before he was impeached. Danjuma, therefore, ordered the restoration of the rights and benefits due to the former deputy governor from the time of his removal from offic...