House of Assembly complex in Ibadan, the state
capital.
Members of the Oyo State House of Assembly have
suspended five Local Government Area (LGA) caretaker chairmen and
eight Local Council Development Area (LCDA) chairmen in the state
indefinitely.
The decision to suspend the local government bosses was taken on
Monday after a prolonged meeting by the lawmakers.
According to the legislative arm, the suspended persons were
sanctioned for failing to meet the deadline for the submission of a
report on the state of earth-moving equipment in their respective
councils.
The deadline for submission of the report was October 23,
2020.
Speaker of the House, Adebo Ogundoyin, who presided over the
meeting claimed that the affected caretaker chairmen displayed
gross incompetence by their failure to produce what he termed a
simple report.
He explained that the action of the assembly was in line with
the provision of Section 21 of the Local Government Law of the
state.
of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin, speaks during plenary on March 3,
2020.
“Without prejudice to the provisions of this law and sequel to
the petition received by the State House of Assembly and upon
investigation, any culpable chairman or vice-chairman shall be
recommended for suspension or removal by a resolution of the
House.
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“It is not a witch-hunt of any chairman. Thirteen caretaker
chairmen failed to honour and respect the directive of the House,”
Ogundoyin stated.
The lawmaker representing Ibadan South East II, Segun Ademola,
had presented the report of the Committee on Local Government and
Chieftaincy Matters to the House.
He stated that despite the extension of the deadline by two
weeks, the local government and LCDA chairmen failed to submit the
report of earth-moving equipment in their domains.
In his reaction, the Deputy Speaker of the House, Muhammad
Fadeyi, described the action of the erring chairmen as an insult to
the 9th Oyo State House of Assembly, hence they should be suspended
indefinitely.
The local government caretaker chairmen suspended include Ibadan
North East LG, Ido LG, Oluyole LG, Itesiwaju LG, and Oyo East
LG.
The LCDAs affected include Akinyele East LCDA, Lagelu West LCDA,
Soro LCDA, Ogbomoso Central LCDA, Ogbomoso South LCDA, Ajorosun
LCDA, Ibarapa North West LCDA, and Oyo South East LCDA.
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