Femi Pedro Writes Assembly, Re-Visit My Impeachment

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. Continue…

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