The chairmen of local government areas and local council development areas, LCDAs in Oyo State made good their threat this morning as they have resumed in their various council secretariats.
OYOINSIGHT.COM recalls that problem had occurred following Seyi Makinde administration’s sacking of council chairman elected by the administration of former governor Abiola Ajimobi.
Only last month, Makinde appointed caretaker chairmen for LGAs and LCDAs to fill the void. This was after many court cases have been instituted in court.
Lanre Olaosegba of Ibarapa North-East LCDA, Lanlate, resumed at the council secretariat with his councilors while, Barr. Daud Suleiman Abayomi of Ogbomoso Central LCDA also resumed with his councillors also.
Abayomi, who was beaming with smiles while a Muslim prayer was ongoing, said the gate to the secretariat and his office were padlocked but they were broken. He added that policemen were at the entrance and that nobody stopped them.
But only last week, the attorney general of the federation, Abubakar Malami, wrote Makinde to allow ‘democratically elected’ council chairmen to resume work.
Few days after, letters were dispatched from the Inspector General’s office to Abass Alesinloye, leader of the sacked chairmen and Akin Oke, chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State informing them that the commissioner of police, Shina Olukolu, has been briefed on the development and would lead them to their respective council secretariats.
