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Sanwo-Olu Counters Assembly, Tells Alimosho Vice- Chair Not To Resume As Chairman

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has overruled the Lagos State House of Assembly’s suspension of the Alimosho council chairman, Sulaimon Jelili.

This was disclosed in a letter dated October 8, 2024, which was signed by Kikelomo Bolarinwa, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Rural Development, and addressed to Akinpelu Johnson, the vice-chairman of Alimosho LGA.

“I write to refer you to Section 24A (ii) of the Local Government Administration (Amendment) Law, which states “that the resolution of the House of Assembly passed in accordance with sub-section (I) shall be communicated to the governor for implementation.

“Sequel to the above, you are to note that the resolution of the above is subject to Mr Governor’s approval. Therefore, you are to await further directive of his Office which will be communicated in due course,” the letter stated.

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The Lagos parliament had, in a plenary session on Monday, led by Mudashiru Obasa, unanimously voted to oust Mr Sulaimon after Sanni Okanlawon, the chairman of the House Committee on LG Administration and Chieftaincy Affairs, moved the motion alleging that the council chair chair “continuously disregarded this House’s authority and failed to comply with directives, showing blatant misconduct. We cannot stand by and allow such chaos to persist.”

Mr Sulaimon, at the council secretariat, addressed residents on Tuesday, dismissing his suspension by the state lawmakers as an abuse of due process.

“Just as the National Assembly cannot suspend a state governor, the state assembly lacks the right to suspend a local government chairman. Only the legislative arm of the council can suspend the executive chairman of a local government following due process,” Mr Sulaimon asserted.

Mr Sulaimon accused Mr Obasa of imposing a contractor, Abiodun Ejigbadero, on the council to collect market levies in Alimosho.

“The Speaker, Rt Hon Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, wants to force the council to contract the market levy collection to Abiodun Ejigbader,o who is in the middle of the crisis that took place at Iyana-Ipaja market in April 2024, which led to the death of Micheal Ajayi.”

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