Our suspension illegal - Kwara LG chiefs

Date: 2019-12-24

Vice-chairmen and councilors in the 16 local governments of Kwara have described their suspension from office by the state government as illegal.

The vice-chairmen and councilors stated this at a news briefing in Ilorin on Monday.

Hon Yusuf Salihu Mohammed, Vice-chairman of Ilorin West Local Government, who addressed the press on behalf of others, said the six-month suspension was unknown to the Nigerian Constitution and Kwara Local Government Law.

"It is clear that the suspension slammed on the local government councils, particularly, that of the legislative arms is not just unlawful but is, indeed, and arbitrary exercise of executive power.

"All the Councilors in Kwara State rejected the suspension but resolved to remain at home in order to give peace a chance in the state," he said.

According to him, all councilors staged a peaceful protest to the State House of Assembly and Government House to express their displeasure over the illegal suspension and pleaded for lifting of the suspension order.

Mohammed, however, lamented that all entreaties made to persuade the government to rescind the suspension order were "tactically blocked."

He declared that both the vice chairmen and councilors were not incriminated in the investigations conducted by the state government.

Mohammed said: "For the past six months, investigations being carried out by the government on the Local Government Councils only found the 16 Council Chairmen wanting.

"Nothing was found against the Honourable Speakers that were invited. "The Vice Chairmen and other Councilors were not invited for questioning, yet they were left on suspension. "We know, and we know that Government knows too, that the vice chairmen and councilors did not perpetrate any fraud in the councils.

"Why are we then preventing elected officers from doing their jobs and from collecting their entitlements? "

He said all the suspended vice chairmen and councilors were placed on half salaries during the first six months of their suspension, adding that with the extension of the suspension order, their salaries had been stopped.

Mohammed appealed to traditional rulers, religious leaders and eminent personalities to prevail on Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to stop the pains inflicted on the suspended elected local government officials. (NAN)

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

YAKOOYO     Rex Olawoye     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem     Crystal Corner Shops     Kale Belgore     Bola Magaji     Convocation Ceremonies     Salman Alada     Amosa     Unilorin     Oko     Women For Change And Development Initiative     Mahfouz Adedimeji     Yahaya Dumoye     Usman Yunusa     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Shola Odetundun     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Quarry Royal Valley     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Funmilayo Zubair     Tosho Yaqub     Esinrogunjo     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Ibrahim Oniye     Jalala     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Adebara     Kishira     Yinka Aluko     Femtech     Radio SBS     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Cassava Growers\' Association     Alaro     Aliyu Salihu     Ilorin.Info     Ajasse-Ipo     Olosi Of Osi     March 18     Saad Omo Iya     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Kunle Okeowo     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Saliu Alamoyo     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Universal Basic Education Commission     Aso Ofi     Olushola Saraki     Obuh     Aminat Ahmed     Ilorin South Constituency     Turaki Of Ilorin     Olohungbebe     Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani     Yaru     Tuesday Assayomo     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Bashiru Makama     Fatimoh Lawal     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Wahab Agbaje     Esuwoye     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Hussein Oloyede     Ali Ahmad     ITEM 7     Alikinla     Halimah Perogi     Kabir Shagaya     Dankaka     Mutawali Of Ilorin     Ojuekun Sarumi     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     GANZY    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Pategi     Malete     MalHub     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Col. Taiwo     Nigeria Computer Society     David Oyedepo     Olatunji Ibrahim     John Obuh     Abubakar Baba     Bareke     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     John Olajide Adedipe     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Nnazua     Amusa Bello     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Musibau Akanji     Yusuf Mubarak     Saidu Isa     Marufat Oladosu     Afolayan     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Mohammed Saidu     S.O. Opowoye     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Olusola Saraki     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Omoniyi Ayinla     Tope Daramola     Adedipe     Pakata     Ganiyu Taofiq     Hikmah AbdulKareem     Sanusi Abubakar     Isiaka Alikinla     Suleman Abubakar     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Mufti Of Ilorin     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Kwara State Council Of Chiefs     Kwarareports.com     Umar Gunu     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Ali Ahmad     Gbenga Olawepo     Bolakale Ayo     Kwara 2019     Oniwa     Dankaka     Umar Ayinla Saro     Imam Gambari     Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan     Oni Adebayo     Mohammed Halidu     Sidikat Alaya     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     Baruba     Abdulkadir Jimoh     20 Billion Bond     Plat Technologies Limited     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     KSIRS     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Olayinka Olaogun     Ahman Patigi     Okin Group     Kale Belgore     Abdulkareem Alabi     Popo-Igbonna     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Babaloja-General     Ganmo     Air Peace     Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs