The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, Oyo State Chapter has directed all the Local Government Chairmen, Vice Chairmen and Councillors that are democratically elected, including political appointees to resume to their duty post and respective offices, tomorrow.
The leadership of Oyo ALGON, who gave this directive on Tuesday in Ibadan, the state capital, said this is in compliance with the Judgement of Oyo State High Court dated the 6th May, 2018 and the subsisting Judgement of the Supreme Court of Nigeria which guaranteed the tenure of office of democratically elected local government councils.
“The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, the Oyo State Chapter has resolved from her last general and emergency meeting held at its Secretariat here in Ibadan that having explored all the legal means and following what the Supreme Court says in respect of the inability of either the State Governor or The State House of Assembly to dissolve the democratically elected Local Governments Chairmen and Councillors, we hereby direct that all the Local Government Chairmen and Councillors that are democratically elected resume to their duty post and respective offices, tomorrow Wednesday 18th December, 2019.
“Any Caretaker who is poise to forcefully take over their right of place should not be given chance. All necessary precautions have been taken as both the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State, Director, State Security Service and the Garrison Commander, 2nd Division, Nigeria Army Headquarters, Adekunle Fajuyi Military Cantonment, Ibadan have all been duly notified to the illegal move of the Governor on the likely ugly incidences that might likely follow should he carry his plan appointment of Caretaker Committees to Local Government Councils and Local Councils Development Areas.
“No one should entertain any form of fears as all the security agents who have the mandate to protect lives and properties are have been informed”, the announcement reads.
Meanwhile, Governor Seyi Makinde, who had earlier appealed the existing court ruling that the Governor, House of Assembly cannot discharge the mandate given to the elected Local Government Chairmen, on Monday forwarded the names of nominees for caretaker chairmen and sole administrators to the Oyo State House of Assembly.
The nominees are expected to be screened today.
However, this development, according to political analysts is predicted to generate uneasy calm in the state which may lead to the outbreak of laws and orders as Oyo ALGON promised to vehemently reject the imposition of Caretaker arrangements on all the Local Governments in the state against series of court judgements which the Seyi Makinde led administration has appealed to.
