BREAKING: Tension erupts as LG chairman who petitioned EFCC against APC gov suspended
- The Ogun state local government chairman, Wale Adedayo, who accused Governor Dapo Abiodun of diverting the council money from the federal allocation, has been suspended
- Adedayo said the suspension could be true, adding that several police officers and thugs were seen at the council secretariat on Thursday morning
- The councillors claimed that petitions against Adedayo were received from different quarters, accusing him of maladministration and misappropriation of fund
Abeokuta, Ogun - Wale Adedayo, the chairman of the Ijebu East Local government area of Ogun State, has been suspended by the councillors of the council after he petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Governor Dapo Abiodun.
According to The Punch, a quorum of the councillors suspended the chairman for three months over alleged maladministration and financial mismanagement.
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Ogun LG chairman lands in trouble after petitioning EFCC against Abiodun
Reacting to the development, Adedayo said the story could be true because, on Thursday morning, August 21, the council secretariat was bombarded by police officers and thugs.
He said:
“It might be true. Policemen bombarded the office along with thugs this morning.”
Earlier on Thursday, it was reported that hundreds of mobile police officers took over the secretariat following a move by Governor Abiodun to impeach Adedayo.
In his petition to the EFCC, the suspended council chairman alleged that the governor has not remitted kobo from the federal allocation from the federal allocation to the local governments in the state.
Why Ogun councillors suspend Ogun East LG chairman
Seven of the eleven councillors signed a letter saying that the legislative council had received petitions and needed to question the chairman.
In the suspension letter, the councillors directed Adedayo to appear before the lawmakers in the next sitting on Thursday, September 14.
On Wednesday, August 30, a viral video showed other local government chairman in the state prostrating and begging the governor not to take any strict action against Adedayo.
Federal Allocation: LG Chairmen prostrate, beg Abiodun over petition against him
Legit.ng earlier reported that the Ogun State local government chairmen have been reported to have prostrated for Governor Dapo Abiodun after one of them wrote a petition on their seized federal allocation.
Wale Adedayo, the chairman of the Ijebu East Local Government area of Ogun State, accused the governor of not remitting kobo to the councils in the last two years.
In the petition, Adedayo petitioned the EFCC and ICPC while calling on the former governor, Segun Osoba, to intervene in the crisis.
Source: Legit.ng
