Councilors petition Makinde, OYACA over alleged mismanagement of assets by Ogo-Oluwa LG chairman

Some councillors from Ogo-Oluwa Native Authorities Space of Oyo State have petitioned Governor Seyi Makinde and the Oyo State Anti-Corruption Company (OYACA), over alleged misappropriation of funds and diversion of palliatives by the chairman of the native authorities space, Mr Seun Ojo.

Ogo-Oluwa Native Authorities Space is likely one of the native authorities areas within the Ogbomoso geo-political zone of the state.

reporter studies that the petition, dated January 8, 2024, was additionally despatched to the State Home of Meeting, Commissioners for Native Authorities and Chieftaincy Issues, Agriculture, and the Chief of Workers (COS) to the governor.

The councillors, within the petition titled, “Scenario Report on Hon Seun Ojo: Scandalous Behaviour and Actions because the Starting of this Administration in 2021 until Date in Ogo-Oluwa Native Authorities,” alleged that the chairman of the native authorities space has mismanaged the assets of the native authorities space.

The petition was signed by six legislators, amongst whom are Honourables Taiwo Samuel Olurinde (Deputy Chief), Adegboyega Julius Ola, Olamilekan Sunday Taiwo, Ayotunde Okunlade, Adekola Abraham, and Oyebamiji Waheed Oyewumi.

The petition was made accessible to reporter on Thursday in Ibadan, the state capital.

The petitioners alleged that the chairman allegedly offered palliatives from the state authorities.

In addition they alleged that the chairman diverted aid supplies from the Nationwide Emergency Administration Company (NEMA).

In addition they accused the chairman of forcefully deducting ten p.c from the month-to-month wages of the councillors.

The councillors within the petition urged the governor and the involved authorities to stand up and intervene within the matter.

“We aren’t allowed to sit down, however the chairman pocketed our sitting allowance. We attraction to all of the aforementioned businesses and authorities to embrace justice on the matter to avert a authorities of impunity in Ogo-Oluwa, as that is the craving of the entire council residents.”

However the chairman, in his response, described the allegations as baseless.

Ojo, in a press release made accessible to reporter on Friday, famous that he didn’t divert aid supplies meant for the native authorities as alleged within the petition.

“Allow us to make NEMA empowerment our first level of name; this can be a federal authorities programme. To make it clearer, capturing and verification have been executed on the native authorities secretariat,nand everybody who handed by way of these processes obtained their aid supplies. It’s absurd to conceive in anybody’s deluded thoughts that the chairman is able to diverting federal authorities materials, contemplating the truth that we’re not of the identical political celebration. It’s a light-weight lie and must be ignored.

“It isn’t solely laughable, however despicable for a serving consultant to say they’re unable to sit down as a result of the Mace is nowhere to be discovered. Such a councilor should be recalled, flogged, and stripped of all entitlements for getting paid whereas he sleeps.

“The Mace has been within the possession of the chief of the home, as he has stated on many events and can proceed to be until the tip of their tenure; any member of the general public can method the chief for the Mace and the native authorities for his or her sitting information.”