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Suspended Chairman of Saki East Local Government, Emmanuel Adedokun
By OLUWASEYI ODUNEYE-OGUNWOMOJU
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday suspended the Chairman of Saki East Local Government, Mr. Emmanuel Adedokun, over various allegations.
The allegations, ranging from party misconduct, lack of religious tolerance, inappropriate funds allocation, among others, arose from a petition by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders in the local government area (LGA).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the House announced the suspension during its plenary, after deliberations on the petition submitted to it.
The petition demanded for accountability on moveable equipment like bulldozer, the 10 percent supposedly being deducted from the salaries of political functionaries, among others.
“We appreciate the gesture of Gov. Seyi Makinde in his vision of bringing people from another party to boost membership of our party across the state.
“But, in our own case, the beneficiary of this gesture has come to maim and destroy the party to boost his own faction from the other divide he came from.
“The moveable equipment like the bulldozer in the local government has been taken away since he assumed office and has not been returned and without remitting any money to the coffers of the council.
“It is on the aforementioned that we are calling on your support to save our party from the hands of Mr Adedokun and the lives of our leaders and elders, who have suffered enough for the sustenance of the party PDP,” the petition read.
NAN reports that the House directed the LG Vice-Chairman, Mr. Rasaq Adeyemi, to take up the mantle of the council leadership in acting capacity.
It also said the Secretary to the Local Government (SLG) should assume the position of Vice-Chairman in an acting capacity.
The House further directed its Standing Committee on Local Governments, Chieftaincy Matters and State Honours to investigate the allegations and report to the House appropriately. (NAN)
