Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has cautioned the chairmen and profession officers in all of the state’s 33 native authorities areas to distance themselves from subverting the decision of the Supreme Courtroom which not too long ago granted monetary autonomy to the third tier of presidency within the nation.
APC warned the chairmen to step again from what it described as “spirited efforts by Governor Seyi Makinde to subvert the decision of the Supreme Courtroom,” warning that toeing the road of the governor would possibly land them in jail earlier than later.
In a press release issued on Monday and made out there to journalists in Ibadan by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, Oyo APC accused Governor Makinde of covetousness and lack of respect for constitutional democracy and the rule of legislation.
The state’s primary opposition occasion additionally accused Governor Makinde of nursing an “inordinate ambition to make Oyo State a separate republic from Nigeria with a view to creating himself a demi-god that may be worshipped by one and all.”
Sadare stated, “Gov. Makinde has emerged the lone voice among the many 36 state governors condemning the Apex Courtroom’s verdict as he was quoted to have described the event as a distraction whereas he additionally inaugurated a particular committee to evaluate the judgement and mandated members of the committee to provide you with suggestions which might allow him preserve the established order because it considerations the joint account association between states and native authorities councils.
“The entire world didn’t realise the magnitude of harm finished to the third tier of presidency in Oyo State within the final 62 months till Gov. Makinde got here out brazenly to castigate each the federal authorities and the Judiciary on the problem of economic autonomy.
“The governor has been preventing tooth and nail to advertise unpopular name for a reversal of the decision which has been described, by most individuals, as a victory for the plenty.
“Sadly for Gov. Makinde, his current actions have confirmed the allegations bothering on the embezzlement of council funds being leveled towards him by our Social gathering (APC) and others.”
The APC spokesman added, “It’s now crystal clear that the PDP governor had mapped out an 8-year plan geared toward looting LGA funds however bought his dream truncated by the celebrated verdict of the Supreme Courtroom.”
For the avoidance of doubt, Sadara careworn that the choice of the Apex Courtroom stays sacrosanct even when the Oyo State governor refused to comply with it.
He reminded that Oyo State is a fraction of the nation referred to as Nigeria, including that it was incorrect for a governor to say ‘sovereignty’ when he is determined by the federal authorities handouts and allocations to pilot the affairs of his state.
Talking on the current withdrawal of the native authorities chairmen within the state from the Affiliation of Native Authorities of Nigeria (ALGON), the APC described the transfer as a mere smokescreen “as we’re conscious of a script already handed to them by their principal. “
He assured that, “There’s completely nothing Gov. Makinde can do to make him the recipient of the allocations on account of 33 LGAs once more and any chairman or profession officer who compromise the supply of the legislation on account of blind loyalty or unfounded concern would pay for it as efforts are additionally in prime gear to make the governor and different accomplices account for the trillions of naira already mismanaged on the expense of the LGAs,” Sadare concluded.
LEADERSHIP earlier reported that the chairpersons throughout the 33 LGAs in Oyo State had in a communique all of them signed as launched to newsmen by the state’s ALGON Public Relation Officer, Ibrahim Akintayo, unanimously introduced their withdrawal from the affiliation whereas additionally declaring their unalloyed assist for Governor Makinde.
They described their stand as solidarity with Makinde’s current place on the Supreme Courtroom’s judgement implementing monetary autonomy for native governments.
