Femi Pedro Gets Cleared Of 2007 Impeachment.

  

    The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday invalidated

the 2007 impeachment of a former deputy governor of the

state, Mr Femi Pedro.

The resolution followed the adoption of the recommendation

of an eight-member Ad Hoc Committee constituted on July 2,

to review the circumstances that led to Pedro’s impeachment.

Pedro, who was deputy to former Gov. Bola Tinubu, was

impeached for gross misconduct on May 10, 2007, days to the

end of the tenure of the administration.

He had urged the House to revisit his impeachment in a letter

sent to the 8th Assembly on compassionate grounds.

The House, after considering the ad-hoc committee report on

Thursday, passed a vote of confidence on Pedro, saying the

allegations leading to his impeachment were not connected to

criminal charges.

The committee, headed by the Majority Leader, Mr Sanai

Agunbiade, in its report had said.

“In line with Rule 51 (6) of the Business Rules and Standing

Orders of the Lagos State House of Assembly, the committee

recommends that this House should, by a substantive motion,

review the impeachment passed on Otunba Femi Pedro on

Thursday May 10, 2007 by the 5th Assembly.

“Pardon him and pass a vote of confidence on him as a fit

and proper person that can be entrusted with political and

administrative responsibilities.’’

Discussing the report at plenary, Mr Rotimi Olowo, the

Chairman, House Committee on Budget and Economic

Planning, urged the Assembly to reverse the impeachment of

the ex-deputy governor for him to live a normal life.

Olowo said that Pedro had shown remorse and needed to be

forgiven.

“To err is human, to forgive is divine. Pedro has shown much

remorse and obedience; let’s pardon him to have his sanity

back.

“Pedro has passed through much psychological trauma,’’ he

said.

Olowo said the purpose of the impeachment then was not

based on fraud or criminal tendencies.

Contributing, Mr Segun Olulade, Chairman, House Committee

on Health, commended the ad-hoc committee for its

recommendations.

Olulade also commended Pedro for withdrawing court cases

challenging his removal, to allow the Assembly wade into the

matter.

According to the lawmaker, Pedro should be forgiven and

allowed to contribute to the society.

Mrs Adefunmilayo Tejuosho (APC- Mushin I) said: “I am in

agreement with the report of the committee; all the allegations

against Pedro were not criminal.

  

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 “The former deputy governor has displayed a lot of maturity

and honourable behaviour. His name has to be cleared. He is

a man of integrity and we should clear him of the allegations.’’

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 36 members

of the House were in support of the pardon while only one

lawmaker voted against it and another abstained.

  The Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, said that the House

decided to pardon Pedro because he had shown remorse.

Obasa said that since Pedro was not convicted of any crime

by any court of law, the Assembly had decided to pardon him

and undo the impeachment served on him in 2007.

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