Oyo ex-council chairmen, councilors will smile soon, Akintola assures

All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Oyo state, Chief Adeniyi Akintola SAN, has assured former local government chairmen and councilors in the state that their salaries and allowances would be paid soon.

Akintola, who featured on a private television station in Ibadan recently, explained that after the Supreme Court’s judgement the Seyi Makinde-led Oyo state government was dilly dallying on the inclusion of the chairmen of the Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the payment.

“But, we let them realise that the legal action was insistuted by both the main Council and the LCDA chairmen”, he added.

The legal luminary, who handled the matter, also noted that the attempt to garnishee the government properties and account was stopped because Governor Makinde was busy with the party and other matters, adding that “we have discussed it and they would be paid soon”.

” I think another factor that delayed the payment was the attitudes of some of the governor’s aides who believed paying the money tantamount to empowering their opponents but the governor has agreed and I believe they will get their money soon”, the APC chieftain reassured.

The frontline legal icon said his aspiration to rule Oyo state in 2023 is still intact.

Akintola, however, informed that he has offered himself to liberate the people of Oyo state and take the state to the next level.