Few days after denying the High court in Ibadan, the Oyo State government has reappointed Mukaila Lamidi, Auxiliary, to man the administration of parks in local government areas in the state.
OYOINSIGHT.COM recalls that Justice M. A. Adegbola had in a ruling last week held that the management and control of motor parks was a local government function as provided for under Section 7 (5) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
Also contained in the judgment was a declaration of the appointment of park managers was unconstitutional, illegal, null and void as it contravenes the provisions of Section 7 (5), paragraph 1 (e) of the 4th Schedule to the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
Speaking after the judgement, Auxiliary, in a statement, denied knowledge about the case and maintained that his appointment had not been nullified.
However, Governor Seyi Makinde, who immediately accepted the court ruling, stated that his administration was wrong to have appointed park managers.
In complying with the ruling, he directed local government councils to take over the administration of motor parks in the state.
Speaking on behalf of Chairmen of local government areas in the state, during Monday’s handover, Caretaker Chairman, Ibadan South West local government, Kehinde Akande said the LG Chairmen had formally engaged the park managers under their respective local governments.
He said the local government had given the park managers the authorisation and appointment letters to back up their operations.
Akande said the park managers had remained peaceful hence their engagement, urging them to remain peaceful in their activities.
Speaking, Auxilliary affirmed that the park managers had received letters as being appointed by local government areas.
He said their letters of appointments by the state government had been withdrawn while they are now under the employ of the various local government administration.
Auxilliary also knocked reports of park managers instigating violence around the motor parks stating that his members remained peaceful.
