Lawmakers in the Oyo state House of Assembly has nullified the purported suspension of the Executive Chairman, Irepo Local Government Area, Mr Asifu Adediran-Sulaiman and his vice, Mrs Ojedele Victoria.
The Assembly, which described the suspension process as inconclusive, noted that pending the time the House Committee on local government Affairs investigates and reports back to it, the suspended chairman and his vice remained the constitutionally recognized leaders of the council.
They insisted that for the fact that the law guiding the suspension process was breached, the duo of Adediran-Suleiman and Ojedele must be allowed to perform their duties.
DAILY POST recalls that the council bosses were last week suspended by Irepo councillors who accused them of gross misconduct, high-handedness and lack of respect for party supremacy.
But, addressing journalists after Tuesday plenary, Speaker of Oyo State legislature, Olagunju Ojo, urged the people of the council area to remain calm.
He noted that the House Committee has been mandated to handle the issue procedurally in line with the Oyo Assembly law 2001 which the councilors refused to comply with.
The speaker said “The House has mandated the committee on LG to handle the issue procedurally in line with the law of Oyo Assembly passed in 2001 that Irepo LG failed to comply with in its procedures at suspending the chairman and vice chairman.
“The House has asked the LG committee to investigate the issues leveled against them. We urged the people to remain calm and maintain status quo.”
Buttressing the speaker’s remarks, the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Mr Joshua Oyebamiji added that the Assembly law of 2001 on removal and or suspension of elected officials, especially chairmen, vice chairmen emphasis certain roles to be played by the Councilors, the Chief Judge and even the House of Assembly, which were not followed as stipulated.
He said “So, the suspension is inconclusive because the other two tiers of government have not been involved. We punctuated an error and the committee on LG will look at the nitty gritty of the issues and if the procedures is to continue, the CJ and Assembly have to be involved.
“So, they (the chairman and vice chairman) should go back to their offices until the committee reports back to the house. The elected chairmen are still the lawful officials.”
The committee has one week to report back to the house.
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