●Insists Suspension Illegal, Unlawful
The suspended Chairman of Alimosho Local Government of Lagos State, Jelili Sulaimon, on Tuesday, resumed office amidst songs and praise from his supporters.
Sulaimon in a video posted by GoldMyne TV was seen in the midst of joyous well wishers and supporters.
Osun Defender reports that the LG Chairman was on Monday suspended by the Lagos State House of Assembly for alleged gross misconduct.
But the chairman through his solicitor, Dr Abdul Mahmud, shortly after the announcement on Monday, condemned it, describing it as an “illegal and unconstitutional”.
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Mahmud, in a statement signed on behalf of the Levite Solicitors and Arbitrators, made available to pressmen, condemned the action of the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa.
The statement read in part: “We, Attorneys to Hon Mr. Jelili Sulaimon, Chairman, Alimosho Local Government Area and Alimosho Local Government Council, unequivocally condemn the decision of Rt Hon Obasa, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly (LSHA) and the Lagos State House of Assembly, to suspend the Chairman of Alimosho Local Government, Hon. Jelili Sulaimon, and direct the Vice Chairman to take over his functions immediately.
“The decision is not only illegal and unconstitutional, but it also constitutes a blatant affront to the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, which affirmed the autonomy and independence of local governments under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (with fifth alterations).”
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