Top Stories

Eight years after, Oyo State ALGON inaugurated

Eight years after it was disbanded, the Oyo State chapter of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) has been inaugurated.

 

It was inaugurated on Thursday by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Mr Bimbo Kolade, in his Agodi Government Secretariat office, Ibadan.

 

ALGON is the official association of elected local government chairmen.

 

The newly inaugurated ALGON has Mr Ayodeji Abbas-Aleshinloye as Chairman, Pastor Jesutoye Oluyinka as Secretary, Mr Niyi Adeagbo as Publicity Secretary and Mr Bosun Ajuwon as Financial Secretary respectively

 

Others are Mr Ibrahim Habib (Welfare Officer),

Bisi Oladeji (Ex-Officio1) and Wasiu Owolabi – (Ex-Officio 2).

 

Inaugurating the new Executive, Kolade said the ALGON would have been inaugurated far before now but for series of campaigns and elections which started early last year.

 

The new chairmen were elected May last year.

 

Kolade also  charged the new officers to work hard to justify the confidence reposed in them by their colleagues.

 

In his reaction, Abass-Aleshinloye said the chairmen did them a great honour by expressing huge confidence in their ability to represent them well. He said the election was smooth and free of rancour, adding that four of the seven zonal leaders are among the newly elected.

 

With the revival of ALGON, Abass-Aleshinloye said a lot of issues about local governance would be better tackled.

 

ALGON went into extinction in the state in 2011. A new election could not be conducted until

last year due to legal restrictions.

admin

Recent Posts

Funke Akindele Breaks Records Again! ‘Everybody Loves Jenifa’ Hits N500M in Just 12 Days

  Nollywood actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele has once again redefined box office success with…

6 hours ago

Trump Ally Implicated in Underage Sex Probe

A former US lawmaker who was Donald Trump’s first pick to run the Justice Department…

6 hours ago

FG Targets 15m Households for Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Nentawe Yilwatda, has announced the…

9 hours ago

Fuel Price Relief: PETROAN Promises Pump Price Drop This Week

  The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has assured Nigerians of…

10 hours ago

FG Declares Festive Public Holidays

  The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, December 25, and Thursday, December 26, 2024, as…

13 hours ago

IGP Steps In: FCID to Investigate Death of Man Detained Over N220,000 Debt

  The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 35-year-old man, Jimoh…

1 day ago