‘Implement actions to reinstate elected council chairmen’ , IGP tells Oyo CP

The Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, has directed the Commissioner of Police in Oyo state, Mr. Shina Olukolu, to initiate appropriate actions that will reinstate the sacked elected local government council chairmen by Governor Seyi Makinde.

According to a letter dated January 23, 2020 and addressed to the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Oyo state, Chief Akin Oke, the IGP asked him to liaise with the Commissioner of Police to facilitate the implementation of the legal opinion of the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Abubakar Malami SAN.

It would be recalled that the AGF had earlier sent an official memo to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led Oyo state government to demand the dissolution of the local government caretaker committees and the reinstatement of the democratically elected council chairmen that were illegally sacked within hours of Governor Makinde resuming office.

The IG’s letter titled “Re: Unconstitutionality of Dissolution of Elected Local Government Councils And Appointment Of Caretaker Committees: The Urgent Need For Compliance With Extant Judicial Decisions” has directed the Commissioner of Police to take actions and implement the legal opinion of the AGF.

The letter signed by the Principal Staff Officer to the Inspector-General of Police ,DCP Idowu Owohunwa,  was in response to a petition by the Oyo APC Chairman.

“Your letter dated 23, January, 2020 on the above underlined subject, refers. I am to inform you that the Inspector-General of Police has directed the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State to initiate appropriate actions in line with the legal opinion of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice on the matter. You may accordingly, liaise with him to facilitate”, the letter reads.