#BBB NEWS| Osun State PDP Moves To Impeach Governor Aregbesola, State Workers Enter 7 Months Without Pay

Some Osun State lawmakers have moved to impeach the present Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the lawmakers’ resolve through a statement by the PDP Publicity Secretary, Bola Ajao. They contend that it is essential that State workers are protected.

State workers from States across Nigeria have not been paid by their government, the most notorious case has been the Osun State workers who have been without salary for eight months. Recently, President Buhari invited State Governors from the worst affected States to attempt to find a solution.

The statement Osun State PDP said, "we want to commend the lawmakers for commencing the process of impeaching Governor Aregbesola in order to save the State."

"It is about the people of Osun State. It is about men and women who are supposedly gainfully-employed but are now refugees in their own land, living on handouts from compassionate religious and corporate bodies," the statement added.

#BBB NEWS| Court Of Appeal Dismisses Omisore's Petition, Upholds Aregbesola's Victory

In a unanimous decision in Akure on Thursday, the Court of Appeal presided over by Hon. Justice A.G. Mshelia, dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Senator Iyiola Omisore, from allegations during the August 9th gubernatorial election in Osun State.

The petition by Omisore and PDP stated that then gubernatorial candidate Rauf Aregbesola was involved in rigging the elections and committing electoral fraud in Osun State.

Iyiola Omisore has made headlines recently for his involvement with assisting to rig the Ekiti State elections by bribing Brigadier General Aliyu Momoh, conspiring to arrest opposition leaders, and deny access to polls by opposition voters.

The Court of Appeal, in addition to dismissing Omisore and PDP’s allegations, also upheld the cross-appeal by Governor Rauf Aregbesola that Omisore’s petition ought to have been dismissed before hearing as an abandoned petition.