The All Progressives Congress (APC), Osun State chapter, has dragged the state Governor, Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the State High Court for appointing himself as the Commissioner for Works in the state. Governor Adeleke had on Wednesday announced himself as the Commissioner for Works and his deputy, Kola Adewusi, as Commissioner for Sports and Special Needs, an appointment objected to by the main opposition, APC.
July 24, 2023Governor Adeleke had on Wednesday announced himself as the Commissioner for Works and his deputy, Kola Adewusi, as Commissioner for Sports and Special Needs, an appointment objected to by the main opposition, APC.
In the suit marked HOS/03/79/2023 and filed against Governor Adeleke, His deputy, Adewusi, Osun State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and the Osun State House of Assembly as 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th respondents, the plaintiff is asking “Whether, by Section 183 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 , a State Governor can, and a fortiori, the 1st Defendant, during the period when he holds office as the governor, hold any other executive office.
“A declaration that the appointment of the 2nd Defendant by the 1st Defendant as the Osun State Commissioner for Sports and Special Needs, as announced on the 19th day of July, 2023, without being nominated as such and the nomination being forwarded to and received by the 4th Defendant for purposes of confirmation is unconstitutional, invalid, null and void in view of Section 192 and of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 .
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