Our stance against Ladoja’s impeachment checked arbitrary removal of govs, deputies – Olanipekun

A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Wole Olanipekun, SAN, has said the role he and other lawyers played to challenge the removal of former governor of Oyo State, Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja in the courts has checkmated what he described as arbitrary removal of governors and their deputies.

DAILY POST reports that Ladoja was impeached from office in 2005 and later reinstated after a court pronouncement that described his removal as unconstitutional in 2006.

Olanipekun has, however, said he and other senior lawyers were the ones who went to the courts to defend Ladoja, which led to the reinstatement of the former governor.

Olanipekun made these assertions while delivering a keynote address at the opening of the 70th anniversary of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Ibadan branch on Monday

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