ABEOKUTA– The Social Democratic Party (SDP) Gubernatorial candidate in Ogun state, Engr. Tony Ojeshina has given a knock to the Ogun state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on the suspension of Ijebu East Local government Chairman, Wale Adedayo.
Ojeshina in a press statement made available to newsmen express shock over the incident, saying it is a new phenomenon in Local Government administration, adding that the governor using security agents to unseat a duly elected local government administrator is aking to a gestapo style of leadership.
He therefore appeal to all stakeholders in the state to rise up to stem the sad optics unraveling before the good people of Ogun state.
Recall that the Ijebu East Local government Chairman, Hon. Wale Adedayo had accused governor Dapo Abiodun of diverting the council allocation since 2021.
Adedayo in a letter written to former governor, Olusegun Osoba called on the party chieftain to prevail on the governor to do the needful in accordance with the provision of the law.
He also painted a sad picture of how the third tier of governance has been totally paralyzed as a result of the greed of the governor of the state.
Adedayo, a well-known activist and journalist, also petitioned the EFCC to beam its searchlight on the pathetic mis management of Local Government allocations to the state, despite the policy of the APC controlled Federal Government, on enhanced fiscal autonomy of Local Governments in the country.
In a turn of events, other local government chairmen in the state proceeded to prostrate before Governor Abiodun and pleaded for forgiveness for their ‘misguided’ colleague. Shamefully, the state government leaked the pictures and videos of the prostrating chairmen to the press.
While people were expecting good counsel and crisis management to prevail, security agents stormed the headquarters of Ijebu East local government in a bid to arrest the erring chairman.
“Also in a despicable style of politicking the councilors in the local government, mysteriously raised financial allegations against the chairman, suspended him and apparently kickstarting a process of imminent impeachment”, he added
Asiwaju (Engr.) Tony Ojeshina hereby calls on all stakeholders in the progress and well being of Ogun state and its people,to rally round and save the state from the ‘iron fist’ of Governor Dapo Abiodun.
The ex governorship candidate reiterates that Ogun, a state known for its high political sophistry, should not descend into a banana republic.
“The President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Elder Statesmen, political leaders across party lines, ex and current political office holders, community leaders, traditional rulers, local government staff and operatives, artisan, student bodies, NGO and the generality of the people of the state should stand up to be counted as Ogun State descends into a state of anomie.
“Hon. Tony Ojeshina, a former state commissioner in the administration of Otunba Gbenga Daniel who is also leading a coalition of 10 political parties in Ogun state supporting Ladi Adebutu to recover his ”stolen mandate’, assures that no matter how much bullying by security agencies and political thuggery, the issue of the rape of local government in Ogun State will not be wished away.
“While saluting the exemplary courage of Wale Adedayo, who has exhibited the kind of patriotism that exalts a Nation, the people of Ogun state should expect proper forensic investigation on what has transpired on Ogun state statutory allocation in the last two years”, he said
