Governor Seyi Makinde has approved the release of one billion naira for former members of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON, Oyo state following their victory at the Supreme Court.
The payment is as first instalment of the payment while the balance would be paid based on the financial situation of the local government areas.
In a letter dated, 21st of December obtained by www.insideoyo.com, the payment is in line with the position of the Ministry of Justice that the total and final payment due to the judgement creditors as their salaries and allowances as ordered by the Supreme Court, having excluded the PAYE is 4,874,889,425.60.
Recall that the Supreme Court overturned the decision of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to sack local government chairmen and councillors in the state.
The apex court also noted that the replacement of the sacked officials with caretaker committees was illegal and fined Mr Makinde’s administration N20 million.
While the court agreed that the tenures of the sacked council chairmen and councillors have expired, it ordered that all their outstanding salaries and allowances must be paid with immediate effect.
Also recall that, earlier, the sacked officials under the umbrella of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) under the leadership of Abass Aleshinloye, approached an Oyo State High Court in Ibadan.
They argued that they were illegally removed by Mr Makinde. The matter did not favour them and they went to appeal.
But, the appeal court in its ruling in July 2020 ruled in favour of Mr Makinde.
Again, the sacked officials went to Supreme Court, the apex court ruled in their favour.
