Wale Adedayo, the chairman of the Ijebu East Local government area of Ogun State, has been suspended by the Councilors of the council after he petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Governor Dapo Abiodun.
According to report, a quorum of the Councilors suspended the chairman for three months over alleged maladministration and financial mismanagement.
Reacting to the development, Adedayo said the story could be true because, on Thursday morning, the council secretariat was bombarded by police officers and thugs.
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He said: “It might be true. Policemen bombarded the office along with thugs this morning.”
Earlier on Thursday, it was reported that hundreds of mobile police officers took over the secretariat following a move by Governor Abiodun to impeach Adedayo.
In his petition to the EFCC, the suspended council chairman alleged that the governor has not remitted kobo from the federal allocation from the federal allocation to the local governments in the state.
Seven of the eleven Councilors signed a letter saying that the legislative council had received petitions and needed to question the chairman.
In the suspension letter, the Councilors directed Adedayo to appear before the lawmakers in the next sitting on Thursday, September 14.
On Wednesday, August 30, 2023, a viral video showed other local government chairman in the state prostrating and begging the governor not to take any strict action against Adedayo.
Recall that Wale Adedayo, the chairman of the Ijebu East Local Government area of Ogun State, accused the governor of not remitting kobo to the councils in the last two years.
In the petition, Adedayo petitioned the EFCC and ICPC while calling on the former governor, Segun Osoba, to intervene in the crisis.
By Ajibola Adedoye