The sacked local government Chairmen in Oyo State may have drawn a battle line with the state government ver Governor Seyi Makinde’s recent inauguration of a panel to probe its activities.
The Oyo chapter Association Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has asked the embattled Chairmen, councilors, secretaries, and supervisors to ignore any invitation by the probe panel set up by Governor Seyi Makinde.
This is contained in a statement issued by ALGON Chairman, Abass Aleshinloye, on Sunday. The association argued that it was not answerable to the adhoc committee but only to legally constituted audit committees.
Governor Makinde had on July 1 inaugurated a seven-man committee to investigate the accounts and finances of the 33 Local Governments (LGs) and 35 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state.
The committee constituted is to look into the accounts of the LGs and LCDAs from January 2018 to May 2019, mandated to retrieve all monies traceable to any individual and impound any equipment traceable to any individual.
The committee headed by retired Justice S. L Popoola was given six months to submit its report.
