Fayose Impeachment Notice is Legal – Falana

Ace human rights activist Femi Falana (SAN), has said that the impeachment notice served on the Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, by the 19 All Progressives Congress members of state House of assembly was valid before the law – Even though, the governor had stressed that whoever wants to remove him, must first impeach God Almighty…

Falana, who hinges is argument on sections 91, 96 and 188 of the Nigerian constitution, had this to say:

“Once the governor receives the notice, it has to be taken seriously because impeachment is a serious matter in the Constitution. That is why I am advising the governor to take this matter very seriously. He should seek legal advice on this matter,”
“Section 96 (1) says the quorum of a House of Assembly shall be one-third of all the members of the House. In the case of Ekiti, the very least that can sit is eight members.
“Section 188 says that whenever a notice of any allegation in writing is signed by not less than one-third of the members of the House of Assembly and is presented to the Speaker that is known to law, the Speaker shall, within seven days of the receipt, cause a copy to be served on the governor or the deputy governor. That is enough to put the engine in motion for the impeachment of a governor. The constitution does not say the letter must be signed in the House.
“And from the look of things, that constitutional provision has been met. I do hope that the governor will take this notice very seriously, and react under the law.”

Learned colleagues in the house, do you agree???