Ogun LG Zero Allocation: I Stand By My Letter, Waiting For Anti-graft Agencies Action - Wale Adedayo

 

 

Nigeria - The chairman of Ijebu East local government area of Ogun State, Hon. Wale Adedayo, has said, despite the meeting held with the state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun CON and apology tendered by his colleagues over his letter to former governor of the state, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, he stand by by his letter. 

 

 

Adedayo, who stated this in his reaction to the decision of his colleagues to beg Governor Dapo Abiodun over the claim of alleged non-release of allocations due to the local government in the state said, the chairmen were only exercising their fundamental human rights and that he had no problem with that.

 

 

According to him in an interview with ProwlingEagles on Wednesday, 29th August, 2023 said, "We are in a democracy. Freedom of expression is allowed. Everybody has his choice or choices.  If it is true that they are giving them their allocation, they should account to their constituents how they have been managing the money.

 

 

"I am not disappointed. They are free to take any position they want to take.  It is a democracy. I cannot be disappointed that someone is taking an opposing view. 

 

 

"Petition have been sent to anti-Corruption agencies, etc. 

 

 

"We’ll wait for them to do what they are supposed do. I am sure they will do their job. I have no doubt about that".

 

Adedayo in the petition, dated 28th August, 2023 and courier through DHL, accused the governor of denying the local government chairmen of the Ecological fund and other entitlements due to them.

Part of the petition reads: "Revenue sources, which the local governments should benefit from have mostly been taken over by the State Government. Motor Parks and attendant dues which should go to each local government are being centrally managed by the State Government. Primary school administration and control have been taken over too. There are many others. But, what I crave is for you to assist in helping our people. Why have they taken over revenue sources of the local government? How do they want the grassroots to breathe?

"In Ijebu East Local Government Area, we are a complete rural section. Our people need roads, especially in the interior. They need water. The Health Centres are nothing to write home about. The primary schools are something else. It is a crying shame that, in 2023 some of our people still depend on water from the stream to drink!

"Be assured that I am readily available to answer any question about what I have written here".

Below is the full petition:

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• Crime
• Governance
• Fraud
• EFCC
• ICPC
• Ogun State
• Local Government Administration
• Gov. Abiodun
• Hon. Wale Adedayo