OYO STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY PASSES VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE ON COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION PROFESSOR ADENIYI OLOWOFELA
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The Oyo State House of Assembly has
passed a vote of no confidence on the state Commissioner for Education, Science
and Technology, Professor ADENIYI OLOWOFELA, after he was invited to address
the house on the handling of fund for the School Feeding Programme in the
state.
The commissioner, Permanent Secretary
in the ministry, federal coordinator of the programme and representatives of
food vendors involved in the scheme were invited after a resolution was passed
on November 7, 2017.
The resolution followed a motion presented by the
lawmaker representing Irepo/Olorunsogo state constituency, OSENI GANIYU in
which he had noted that there was a noticeable abnormality in the handling of
the feeding programme, which must be addressed by the commissioner and the others.
But, after telling the House that detailed investigation
ought to be carried out before a motion would be moved on the floor of the
house to avoid embarrassment, some lawmakers felt that OLOWOFELA was being
arrogant and disrespectful to the house.
They then moved for his suspension or removal for failing
to recognise the powers conferred on the house to investigate any issue that
was of public importance.
In an interview with correspondents, OLOWOFELA said he
acknowledged the right of the House to summon him to clear the issue, but said that
the allegation was false and baseless.
In their reaction, the food vendors
accused the House of wrongly accusing OLOWOFELA and submitted a letter at the
Governor’s Office to challenge the lawmakers.
Coordinator of the Association of Food
Vendors of the Home Grown School Feeding Programme, Mrs. TOYOSI AJOBO, said the commissioner had never asked for a bribe
or diverted their fund as alleged by the House.
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