The 33 council chairmen in Oyo State have dumped the Affiliation of Native Authorities of Nigeria (ALGON) over the Supreme Court docket’s judgment granting monetary autonomy to native authorities throughout the nation.
The chairmen, in a communique signed by all of the chairmen, unanimously declared their unalloyed assist for Governor Seyi Makinde.
ALGON’s Public Relation Officer within the state, Ibrahim Akintayo, described the chairmen’s stand as solidarity to Governor Makinde’s current stand on native authorities autonomy as dominated by the apex courtroom.
They attributed their unequivocal loyalty to Makinde for his exemplary management and unrivalled achievements since his assumption to workplace.
LEADERSHIP recollects that the Oyo State’s governor had throughout a gathering with some stakeholders after the courtroom ruling, constituted committees to evaluation apex courtroom’s ruling on native authorities autonomy.
“I referred to as this assembly as a result of I felt that despite the fact that we’ve got not seen the Licensed True Copy of the judgment of the Supreme Court docket, we’ve got to be proactive and focus on the choice of the Supreme Court docket because it issues monetary autonomy of the native authorities councils as a result of I imagine a lacuna has been created between the choice and the structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that all of us swore to uphold.
“The regulation is the regulation, and when there’s a battle, sure, we must always go to the courtroom. Nevertheless it behooves on us to search for our personal home-grown options that may be certain that we’ve got transparency and that our folks don’t undergo. It’s because when two elephants are combating, it’s the grass that can undergo,” the governor had acknowledged.
Makinde’s stand on the Supreme Court docket ruling had nonetheless obtained combined reactions from the general public with some supporting his stance and others criticising the governor.
In line with a communique, the choice to maneuver to a brand new affiliation was arrived at because of the want to guard and supply for the folks of their numerous native authorities areas.
It additionally mentioned that the supposed affiliation for native authorities government chairmen might be registered underneath the related legal guidelines of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
A part of the communique learn: “On the basic assembly of ALL the Native Authorities Councils of Oyo State, held on Saturday third August 2024 at Ibadan, it was voluntarily agreed and resolved as follows:
“That in an effort to inter alia defend the curiosity of our folks, we must always forthwith type an umbrella affiliation. Such organisation might be registered underneath the related Legal guidelines of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and its membership shall be institutional-represented by the chairmen of respective native authorities councils.
“That the affiliation shall stay dedicated to the democratic concepts of the system of Native Authorities as enshrined within the 1999 Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
“Moreover, the affiliation shall make sure the supply of the actual improvement in native councils within the total curiosity of our folks on the native degree.”
