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Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has requested the Ondo State High Court to stop the Assembly from proceeding with the impeachment proceedings, while a group called Ondo Redemption Front (ORF) has called on the National Assembly to intervene. Aiyedatiwa has alleged threats to his life and strange calls. In a suit filed at the High Court, he argued that the Assembly was not competent to proceed on his impeachment, breaching his constitutional and fundamental rights to fair hearing.

The Ondo State House of Assembly has launched an impeachment move against state deputy governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa due to corruption allegations. The move follows an emergency plenary session in Akure, where the Assembly directed the Clerk of the House to write Aiyedatiwa. Aiyedatiwa, previously running mate to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, has faced misconduct and resignation. The relationship between Akeredolu and Aiyedatiwa has become sour.