Yoruba

Ilé Ẹjọ́ kòtẹ́milọ́rùn ti gbé ìgbẹ́jọ́ kalẹ̀ lórí ẹjọ́ àwọn alága ìjọba ìbílẹ̀

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Ilé ẹjọ́ kòtẹ́milọ́rùn ti da ìgbẹ́jọ́ ìgbẹ́jọ́ ilé ẹjọ́ gíga tí ìpínlẹ̀ ọ̀yọ́ gbé kalẹ̀ tó ka ìjọba ìpínlẹ̀ ọ̀yọ́ lápákò láti júwe ilé fún àwọn alága ìjọba ìbílẹ̀ nù.

Ilé ẹjọ́ náà ní ìgbẹ́jọ́ tí ilé ẹjọ́ gíga gbé kalẹ̀ ni wọ́n gbé lórí ountí wọ́n lérò léyi tí wọ́n kò lee gbà wọlé.

Nínú ìdájọ́ tí onídajọ́ Haruna Tsammani kà, ó ní ó ní kò sí ẹ̀rí láti gbe ẹjọ́ ìgbésẹ̀ ìjọba ìpínlẹ̀ yi lẹ́sẹ̀ lásìkò ti àwọn alága ìjọba ìbílẹ̀ pe ẹjọ́ náà lọ́dún tó kọjá.

Àmọ́ sá ilé ẹjọ́ náà sọ ni pàtó bóyá ìjọba ìpínlẹ̀ yi lágbára láti yọ àwọn alága ìjọba ìbílẹ̀ tí wọn dìbò yàn tàbí bẹ́ẹ̀kọ lèyí tí ó ní ilé ẹjọ́ gíga ti pinlẹ̀ yi gbé ìgbẹ́jọ́ rẹ̀ kà.

Lósù karun ọdún tó kọjá ni àwọn alága ìjọba ìbílẹ̀ lọ síwájú ilé ẹjọ́ gíga tìpínlẹ̀ yi láti ká ìjọba lọ́wọ́kọ́ láti máse yọ wọ́n nípò léyi tí ilé ẹjọ fọwọ́sí wípé ìjọba ìpínlẹ̀ yi kò lágbára láti yọ àwọn alága tí wọ́n dìbò yàn kúrò nípò.

Sunday Ogunyẹmi/Dada Yẹmisi

Judiciary

Oyo LG Tussle: Appeal Court Set to Deliver Judgment

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The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan has reserved judgment in a suit filed by the Oyo State Government against the dissolved 33 Local Government Chairmen and 35 LCDAs in Oyo State.

In his argument, counsel to the Oyo State Government, Mr. Kunle Kalejaye, SAN, said the lower court has no jurisdiction to hear the case because it was premature as at the time the case was filed.

Mr. Kalejaye said the chairmen filed the suit at the lower court based on a rumour they heard that Engineer Makinde would dissolve them after his swearing-in on May 29, 2019.

He said the case was filed at the lower court and judgment obtained by the respondents before they were dissolved.

Mr. Kalejaye urged the court to dismiss the judgment of the lower court and uphold the appeal.

In his argument, Counsel to the respondents, Mr. Yusuf Ali SAN, said the action cannot be termed premature because the law allows a person to approach the court when such person noticed that his right would be threatened.

Mr. Ali said the law always protects the right of any individual and only an irresponsible person would wait for his eye to be plugged after noticing that such thing was about to happen.

He urged the court dismissed the appeal and uphold the judgment of the lower court to prevent such actions from happening in future. 

The three-man panel of Appeal chaired by Justice Jimi Bada reserved the judgment after hearing argument of counsel to both parties in the suit.

Justice Bada said the judgment date would be communicated to the respective counsels.

The Oyo State Government had appealed against the Judgment of the Oyo State High Court delivered on May 6, 2019 by Justice Aderonke Aderemi ordering the state government not to dissolve the elected 33 Local Government chairmen and 35 LCDAs in Oyo State.

Sunday Ogunyemi

Politics

Out-of-Court Settlement: Oyo Government, ALGON not Close to Resolution

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Oyo State Government has declared that members of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON, are deliberately frustrating the planned out-of-court settlement of the crisis rocking local governments in the state.

A statement by Special Counsel to the State Governor, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN), says the sacked chairmen came to the negotiation table with absolute terms.

The statement notes that the out of court settlement is in the interest of the entire state and expresses government commitment to observing the rule of law.

According to the statement, the state government did not in any way frustrate the negotiation.

The statement therefore maintains it will be in the interest of all parties to reconvene under a very amiable atmosphere and come to an agreement on how to move forward.

Iyabo Adebisi

Judiciary

LG Tussle Court Case: Oyo Government Moves to Settle Out-of-Court

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Oyo State Government has proposed out of court settlement on a case it instituted against embattled Local Government Chairmen, Inspector General of Police and Commissioner of Police in Oyo State to prevent the chairmen from returning to their offices.

Counsel to the state government, Dr. Akin Onigbinde made this known while moving the application on the proposal.

Our correspondent, Sunday Ogunyemi, who was at the State High Court, Ring Road, Ibadan files in details.

Sunday Ogunyemi

Politics

Caretaker Chairmen Resume Work amidst Uncertainty

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Following the court injunction secured by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State which restrained the sixty-eight sacked council chairmen and Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs from illegally taking-over the councils some caretaker chairmen have assumed the office.

Our correspondent who has been monitoring the situation reports that at Ibadan Southwest Local Government, Aleshinoye, a large number of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, loyalists were on ground discussing in groups.

In an interview, the caretaker chairman, Mr. Olumide Balogun noted that as at the time he assumed duty some thugs who allegedly to belong to the opposition party came to disrupt the peaceful environment had been handed over to the police.

  • Caretaker Chairmen, Ibadan Northwest Rahman Adepoju and Okebadan LCDA, Ganiyu Omotosho at their office in Onireke
  • A thugh found distrupting the peace, already handed over to the police

Caretaker Chairman, Ibadan North West Local Government, Mr. Rahaman Adepoju who was found in his office said he had begun work to meet the needs of the people.

Similarly, caretaker chairman, Okebadan North LCDA, Mr. Ganiyu Omotosho said there was no cause for alarm.

In all the councils visited, workers were yet to assume duties in compliance with the directives of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees.

Lillian Ibomor