Ifon-Orolu Community Seeks Transfer Of HLA, Director of Finance

 

Kazeem Badmus

STAKEHOLDERS in Ifon-Orolu community have called for the immediate transfer of the Head of Local Government Administration and the Director of Finance, Orolu Local Government, Prince Adewale Adedapo and Prince Sunday Olaoye respectively over alleged poor working relationship with the community. 

The stakeholders, in a petition to the Coordinating Director, Local Government Service Commission, alleged that the two principal officers have been absent from their offices many times, adding that they only come to work when there was the need to share the financial allocation of the council.

In the petition signed by the Eesa of Ifon-Orolu, High Chief Babatunde Oyetunji and Baba-Kekere Olufon, Prince Oladepo Akintola, the stakeholders also accused Adedapo and Olaoye of financial recklessness, saying their actions were a deliberate effort to tarnish the good image of the administration of Senator Ademola Adeleke.

The petition reads in part: “The stakeholders in Orolu Local Government area that comprises community leaders, Olufon Royal family, Olufon Traditional Council of Chiefs recently met to review issues affecting the development of the Orolu Local Government.

“We are constrained to forward the unanimous resolutions of the Stakeholders in Orolu local government to you as follows:

“We are demanding immediate transfer of Prince Adewale Adedapo the Head of Local Government Administration, and Prince Sunday Olaoye – the Director of Finance in Orolu Local Government, Ifon-Osun based on the following reasons:

“Both Principal Officers have been working in Orolu Local Government for accumulated about five years. They are truly having poor working relationships with the community.

“It has been observed that both Principal Officers were officially posted to Orolu Local Government area but they are absent from their offices most of the times, except on few occasions when there is a need to balkanize the financial allocations of the Council.

“The administrative styles of these officers have been contributing to the poor development of Orolu communities despite numerous opportunities. 

“The fact that Orolu Local Government is one of the local governments with high monthly statutory revenue allocation and the lack of commensurate development calls for accountability that the community will look into, and we urge your office to do the same.

“The community has observed a lot of operational abnormalities, financial and administrative recklessness in the mode of managing the affairs of the Orolu Local Government. 

“We can no longer bear such a trend because these are having negative effects on our community security and overall development of Orolu Kingdom.

“In view of the above facts, coupled with other privileged and confidential information at the reach of the community leaders; we are requesting for immediate transfer of both Principal Officers. Orolu Stakeholders/Community leaders recognise the need to take appropriate action to nip any possible public revolt in the bud”.