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AFTER a long wait, the process for a medical examination of the mental health of the
Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has begun, courtesy of a court order.
Justice B.B. Aliyu of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday summoned the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Najeem Salam and the personal physician to the Governor, after listening to the argument of Chief Kayode Ajulo, counsel to a civil society organisation, Egalitarian Mission for Africa as the plaintiff.
Ajulo stated that with the court order, the process for ascertaining the sanity of the Governor has begun.
The request for the test, according to the group, is not novel across the globe and attaches the medical record of the United States President Barrack Obama as proof.
The group further based its request on certain disturbing utterances and public conducts of the Governor, citing his “outburst” on President Goodluck Jonathan during an event that was attended by Vice President Namadi Sambo; and an unprovoked attack on a fellow governor.
Also joined in the suit at Court 6 of the Federal High Court are the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN); the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar; as well as Director General of the State Security Services (SSS), Ekpenyong Ita.
In an Originating Summons, of suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/309/2012, the Plaintiffs are praying for: “A declaration that having regard to the combined provisions of Sections 176, 189, 193 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (AS AMENDED), Section 104 of the Evidence Act, 2011, Section 2 (1), (2) and 16 (3) of the Freedom of Information Act 2011 or any other enabling laws whatsoever, and the circumstances of the documentary evidence annexed thereto, which suggest the medical unfitness of the Governor of Osun State, His Excellency Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, the Plaintiff is entitled as of right to request for or gain access to information for the purpose of determining state of health of the Governor of Osun State, His Excellency Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola from the 2nd Defendant.
“A declaration that having regard to the combined provisions of Sections 176, 189, 193 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (AS AMENDED), Section 104, 167 (d.) of the Evidence Act, 2011, Section 2 (1), (2) and 16 (3) of the Freedom of Information Act 2011 or any other enabling laws whatsoever, and the circumstances of the documentary evidence annexed thereto, which suggest the medical unfitness of the
Governor of Osun State, His Excellency, Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, the 2nd Defendant is required to present upon request the Medical Reports of the Governor of Osun State, His Excellency, Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola.
“A declaration that having regard to the combined provisions of Sections 176, 189, 193 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (AS AMENDED), Section 104, 167 (d.) of the Evidence Act, 2011, Section 2 (1), (2) and 16 (3) of the Freedom of Information Act 2011 or any other enabling laws whatsoever, and the circumstances of the documentary evidence annexed thereto, which suggest the medical unfitness of the Governor of Osun State, His Excellency, Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, the withholding of the requested Medical Reports of the Governor of Osun State, His Excellency, Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola by 2nd Defendant is an admission of the Plaintiff ’s suspicion of insanity of the Governor of Osun State, His Excellency, Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola.”
