Resume Back To Office Immediately – Oyo Assembly Tells Sheriff Adeojo, Two Others
Eagle’s Sight News has gathered that the Oyo state House of Assembly has lifted the suspension slammed on the Executive chairman of Ido Local Government, Honourable Sheriff Adeojo.
As contained in a report captured from Western mirror, the House also lifted the suspension of Olorunsogo, and Iwajowa local government chairmen following the adoption of its adhoc committee report absolving them of allegations levelled against them.
The Speaker, Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin, made the pronouncement for their immediate reinstatement on Tuesday during the Tuesday’s plenary sitting of the House.
Consequently, the Speaker ordered the various local government officers in acting capacities in the absence of the chairmen to return back to their previous offices immediately.
“The action of the Members (Councilors) of the Legislative Council of IdoLocal Government over the suspension of the Chairman of the Local Government, Mr. Sherif Adeojo is illegal, null and void. The suspension order through the House’s resolution of 9th August, 2022 lacked merit and did not follow due legislative process or procedure as provided under section 20 of the Local Government Law, 2001 (amended); the Vice-Chairman, Barr: Saka Fashola, who was “elected” as Acting Chairman, Ido Local Government by Members of the Legislative Council to vacate the Office of Chairman and revert to Omi-Apata LCDA as political head immediately.
“Mr. Sheriff Adeojo having been suspended from Office as Chairman, Ido Local Government unjustly by the Legislative Council be reinstated as the Executive Chairman, Ido Local Government with immediate effect.” The adhoc committee report reads in part.
The other two suspended chairmen who have also been reinstated are Hon. Oluwakemi Juliana Akanni (Olorunsogo), and Hon. Jelil Adebare Oyinloye (Iwajowa).
The Chairmen were suspended by the Oyo state House of Assembly on 9th of August, 2022 upon the acknowledgement of the various petitions levelled against them.
Consequently, the House set up an adhoc committee chaired by Honourable Olajide Akintunde to investigate all allegations contained in the various petitions.
The Chairman of adhoc committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Honourable Akintunde Olajide while presenting his committee report to the House during Tuesday’s plenary sitting said the committee carried out and extensive and exhaustive investigation on the affected local governments.
The lawmaker in his submission maintained that investigation carried out by his committee revealed that most allegations levelled against the suspended chairmen could not be substantiated and backed up with hard evidences other than oral testimonies and therefore, recommended the reinstatement of the suspended Executive Chairmen in the three local governments.
Recall that the now reinstated Chairmen were suspended on 9th of August, 2022 by the state House of Assembly following petitions to the House by traditional rulers, ward councilors and other stakeholders from the various local governments areas.
The House afterwards, set up an adhoc committee on local government and chieftaincy matters chaired by the lawmaker representing Lagelu state constituency, Hon. Akintunde Olajide with the mandate to investigate all allegations and report back to the House.
The Speaker, Hon. Ogundoyin, in his brief remarks before making the pronouncement ordered Hon. Sheriff Adeojo and the two others to resume back to their various offices immediately.
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