Politics

House Impeaches Ijebu East LG Chairman

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By Oluwatoyin Adegoke 

The suspended Chairman of Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State, Mr Wale Adedayo has been impeached. 

House Leader for the Local Government, Mr Fasheyi Akindele who announced this in a statement explained that 5 out of 11 Councilors at the sitting had supported the impeachment move, while 4 voted against it and one person declined to vote. 

Mr Akindele explained that the impeachment was based on the outcome of investigations on cases of financial misappropriation and diversion of council funds, among other allegations leveled against Mr Adedayo.

The House leader claimed that the suspended chairman had confirmed before the Councilors that he diverted federal allocations for purposes other than what the state government approved. 

He said the impeached Chairman was also issuing illegal levies and stickers to commercial transport operators in the council area and had spent council funds till August 2023, instead of March 2023 deadline approved in the budget.  

Reacting to his impeachment, Mr Adedayo maintained that the councilors were doing the bid of the state government aimed at punishing him for raising the alarm that the federal allocation belonging to Ijebu East Local Government was being diverted.

Mr Adedayo noted that had done his duty by calling the attention of relevant quarters to the issues hindering the council authorities from making impacts, adding that other decisions on the matter would be made by the courts.

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Environment

Gov. Abiodun Inaugurates Esure Road

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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has inaugurated 2.1 kilometres Esure road in Ijebu-Mushin, Ijebu East Local Government area of the state.

Speaking at the ceremony which was part of his campaign tour to the local government, Governor Abiodun called on the people of the area to take ownership of the project.

Governor Abiodun said that, light-up-the-rural-areas project of his administration would soon commence with the distribution of electricity transformers and solar system.

He also urged people of the state to collect their Permanent Voter’s Cards before distribution deadline and elect competent leaders during the forthcoming general election.

In a remark, the Chairman, Ijebu East Local Government Area, Chief Wale Adedayo, who commended Governor Abiodun for reconstructing the road, urged the him to construct access road in Yemoji area.

Earlier, Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr Akin Adesanya said, construction of the road was part of present administration’s inclusive policies to ensure that all parts of the state benefit from developmental projects.

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Agriculture

Elephants Invade Farmlands, Injure Farmer, Destroy Crops In Ogun

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A Member representing  Ijebu  East  State constituency at the Ogun State House of assembly  ,Mr Sola Adams has described the  recent incident where elephants attacked a farmer in his constituency as worrisome.

Mr Adams who spoke under personal explanation during plenary in Abeokuta affirmed invasion of farmlands by elephants which also injured a farmer at Itashin in Ijebu East Local Government Area of the state.

The lawmaker stated that the injured farmer was receiving treatment at Ijebu Ode General Hospital, calling on relevant agency to do the needful and return the elephants to where they should be.

In a remark,The Speaker ,Mr Olakunle Oluomo, condemned the invasion of elephants into farmland to the extent of injuring a farmer.

Mr Oluomo advised farmers to stop further encroachment on natural habitat of elephants, which had now left their habitat to attack people and destroy farmlands.

He added that the issue of elephants’ incursion into town,required the state’s ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to engage the Nigerian Conservative Foundation in preserving the ecosystem.

It would be recalled that in February, 2022, people of Ibarapa in Oyo State also complained of elephants straying into the town.

Oluwatoyin Adegoke 

Politics

OGHA Charges Council Chairmen On Boosting Democracy

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Local Government Transition Committee Chairmen in Ogun State have been charged to be more proactive in the discharge of their duties to further boost people’s confidence in democracy.

Chairman, Ogun State House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr Akeem Balogun, gave the charge during the lawmakers’ oversight visit to some Local Government Council Areas in the state to assess their performance for the period of August and October 2020.

Mr Balogun who admonished the councils not to rely on the revenue from the federation account gave the assurance that the Ogun State House of Assembly, OGHA, would engage the relevant government’s agencies towards ensuring the remittance of all revenues accruable to the councils.

He noted that the Local Government Chairmen also needed to strengthen their revenue base to complement what would be accruable to them from sources being handled by the state government. 

In separate remarks, Chairmen of the local governments, including Sagamu, Ijebu Ode, Odogbolu, Ijebu East and Ijebu North East promised to intensify efforts at making life meaningful for the people. 

Oluwatoyin Adegoke