JUST IN: Afenifere demands for immediate impeachment of Tinubu as reasons, other details emerge

• A faction of Afenifere has called connected the National Assembly to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Tinubu implicit alleged struggle of involvement successful the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway contract
• Oba Olaitan condemned Tinubu’s admittance of a concern with Chagoury, accusing the President of self-dealing
• The Lagos APC dismissed the impeachment request arsenic baseless, arguing that Tinubu's comments were misinterpreted

A faction of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has demanded that the National Assembly initiate impeachment proceedings against President Bola Tinubu.

The telephone comes successful the aftermath of allegations of struggle of involvement surrounding the grant of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway contract, which President Tinubu publically acknowledged arsenic being handled by his “partner” Gilbert Chagoury.

"Tinubu Must Be Impeached": Afenifere Faction Declares, Explains To Nigerians Why
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Chagoury leads Hitech Construction Company, the steadfast liable for the project, which is portion of a larger existent property development, the Eko Atlantic City.

Oba Oladipo Olaitan criticises struggle of interest

Oba Oladipo Olaitan, person of the faction, expressed outrage implicit Tinubu’s nationalist admittance of a concern with Chagoury, accusing the President of engaging successful a blatant struggle of interest.

During the inauguration of the archetypal signifier of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, Tinubu praised Chagoury’s institution for their work, stating,

“To the contractors and my spouse successful daring, it was pugnacious for us… We came unneurotic to tame the Atlantic.”

Afenifere accuses the President of self-dealing

Olaitan condemned the statement, asserting that the task appeared to beryllium tailored to payment the privately-owned Eko Atlantic City, and that the declaration was awarded without competitory bidding.

“The roadworthy was not advertised for nationalist bidding. It is simply a nationalist shame. If we had a genuinely autarkic and vibrant National Assembly, they would person begun impeachment proceedings immediately,” Olaitan said.

He further questioned the logic of commissioning lone a tiny information of the road, suggesting that erstwhile the conception starring to the Eko Atlantic City is completed, the task whitethorn beryllium abandoned.

“Why committee conscionable 4 per cent of the road? That roadworthy leads consecutive to their backstage development. If that portion is done, they whitethorn wantonness the rest,” helium added.

Olaitan urges lawmakers to instrumentality action

Olaitan powerfully urged the National Assembly to enactment swiftly, declaring,

“The National Assembly indispensable beryllium that it is not complicit. If they are genuinely independent, they indispensable enactment now. We cannot condone this. This is not however to tally a democracy. The president has admitted to a breach of nationalist trust.”

He called for contiguous impeachment proceedings to beryllium initiated, stating that the actions taken by the President showed a wide usurpation of nationalist trust.

Lagos APC defends Tinubu, dismisses impeachment call

"Tinubu Must Be Impeached": Afenifere Faction Declares, Explains To Nigerians Why
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Reacting to the Afenifere faction's demand, the Lagos State section of the All Progressives Congress (APC) dismissed the impeachment telephone arsenic lacking substance.

Seye Oladejo, the spokesperson for Lagos APC, referred to the request arsenic “a gag taken excessively far.”

He argued that Tinubu’s comments had been misinterpreted, stating that the President ne'er referred to Chagoury arsenic a business partner.

“Did helium accidental concern partner? He didn’t accidental they person immoderate narration oregon immoderate incorporated steadfast wherever they some person shares. He called them ‘partners successful daring’; radical who believed successful his imaginativeness and joined successful pursuing it,” Oladejo explained.

APC argues owed process was followed successful awarding the contract

Oladejo further asserted that the process of awarding the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway declaration had followed owed process.

“Relevant authorities handled the declaration process. If there’s immoderate issue, it should beryllium addressed done the due channels, not done calls for impeachment,” helium stated.

Tinubu to revoke amerciable support for Island creations

Previously, Legit.ng reported that President Bola Tinubu has said that the approval fixed to developers successful immoderate parts Island successful Lagos would soon beryllium revoked, adding that determination is nary much support for anyone to physique connected the Island.

The president explained that anyone who volition present physique connected the Island volition person to get support from the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development earlier immoderate lodging development.

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