"Kindly Re-Visit My Impeachment" - Femi Pedro Writes Assembly

 

Former Lagos State Deputy Governor Femi Pedro yesterday appealed to the House of Assembly to revisit his impeachment by the Fifth Assembly in 2007. In a letter read by the Clerk, Ganiyu Abiru, the ex-governor urged the House to revisit his impeachment on compassionate ground.

The Clerk said Pedro attached his resignation letter from office in 2007 to his appeal letter.

Rotimi Olowo (Shomolu I) told his colleagues to reverse the impeachment, arguing that the letter’s tone showed that the former deputy governor was remorseful.
Pedro, he said, is his close friend, and whose impeachment was not based on fraud or criminal tendencies.

“The purpose of the impeachment is not traceable to fraud or misconduct, probably because of high-handedness or lack of respect for constituted authority.

“Mr. Speaker, I suggest we set up an ad-hoc committee to either sustain or revisit the resolution,” Olowo said.

Abiodun Tobun (Epe 1) said the Fifth Assembly did a good job.

He advised his colleagues to tread cautiously, saying: “Many of us were not here when the House took the decision.

“We have to look critically at the circumstances surrounding the impeachment so that we do not err.”

Moshood Oshun (Lagos Mainland II) reiterated the need to follow due process before taking a decision on the plea.

Speaker Mudashiru Obasa constituted an eight-man ad-hoc committee headed by the Majority Leader, Sanai Agunbiade.

Other members are: Desmond Elliot, (Surulere I), Folajimi Mohammed (Ikeja I), Muyiwa Jimoh (Apapa II), Kazeem Alimi, (Eti-Osa I), Shokunle Hakeem (Oshodi-Isolo I), Gbolahan Yishawu (Eti-Osa II) and Moshood Oshun (Lagos Mainland II).

The Nation