Deputy governor of Ekiti State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, is expected to sign an undated resignation letter.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Olamide Oladiji, explained that the submission of an unsigned resignation letter would be in compliance with the agreement reached by party leaders.
The agreement was made during the reconciliation arrangement by President Bola Tinubu in Aso Villa, Abuja, at the weekend.
The report of the peace parley was presented to lawmakers during Tuesday’s plenary where lawmakers declined to approve moves by some members to pronounce Ayedatiwa as acting governor.
Before the presentation, the Assembly approved the names of newly appointed management committee members for 51 Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) after their screening.
Ondo State, with 18 Local Government Areas, recently created 33 LCDAs.
The Speaker read the prepared text, other terms of the agreement at the meeting with the President, which included suspension of impeachment proceedings against the deputy governor, withdrawal of court cases by Ayedatiwa, maintenance of status quo at the party, House of Assembly and State Executive Council; Ayedatiwa to function as deputy governor and not as acting governor and exhibition of loyalty by the deputy governor to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
Also, the leaders are to ensure that the APC structure is not polarised while the deputy governor is not to seek vendetta.
Similarly, a three-man panel consisting of Oladiji, Odu and Adetimehin were appointed to monitor compliance with the resolutions.
He cautioned gladiators fanning the embers of disunity due to political interests to thread softly, warning that they would face the full wrath of the law if they refused to retrace their steps.
Oladiji added, “Our actions or inactions were governed, guided and directed by the rules of law, even though futile efforts were made to blackmail and throw a spanner in our wheel as a body of lawmakers.
“We just witnessed democracy at play. Democracy, in my view, is a form of participatory government that provides for give and take, checks and balances.
“It is a process in which the actions and or inactions of the ruler and the ruled are guided by the constitutions and the rule of law.
“The event which we all have just witnessed provided an avenue for assessment and reassessment. It was a win-win situation.”
Since his return after three-month medical vacation in Germany on September 7, Akeredolu has not stepped his feet on Ondo soil.
The State has been on the edge amid jostling for relevance by political leadership as some wants Aiyedatiwa to be an acting governor.
To ease the tension, the President intervened by inviting political gladiators, including Aiyedatiwa, to the Aso Villa on Friday night for a peace meeting.
The Speaker, while justifying the appointment of local government caretaker chairmen, said constitutional procedures, including a public hearing, were undertaken to give legal credence to the creation of the LCDAs before the Bill was passed into law.
He said, “Today, we are again writing our names in gold as we ratify the appointment of chairmen and caretaker committee members to man the affairs of thirty-three newly created LCDAs.
“Honourable colleagues, ratification of caretaker committees to take charge of the previously existing eighteen Local Government Areas of the State will also be undertaken by this Honourable House today.
“This became imperative, following the expiration of the tenure of the elected Local Government Chairmen months ago.”
