An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure the state capital has ordered the State House of Assembly to form a panel of medical personnel to investigate the status of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s health.
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has been governing Ondo state since returning from Germany on a medical vacation few months ago.
Recall that a coalition of civil society groups through their conveners, Olufemi Lawson, Ologun Ayodeji, Isijola Kike and Arogbo Olaniyi, approached the court to seek an order that would compel the state assembly to investigate Akeredolu’s health.
The coalition, through their counsel, Dotun Ajulo, named the state assembly, its speaker, Olamide Oladiji and Governor Rotimi Akeredolu as respondent.
Ruling on the matter on Wednesday, Justice A. I. Kolawole ordered the lawmakers to set up a medical panel to provide clear report on the governor’s health.
According to the judge, the order was in line with Section 189(4) of the 1999 Constitution.
The matter was subsequently adjourned to January 11, 2024.