Kogi Council Chairmen Challenge Ouster

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Sacked local government chairmen in Kogi State have challenged the State High Court judgement nullifying their election.

Entrenching the rule of law, the state government have dissolved the 21 local government executives.

The decision is said to be in line with a court order asking the government to comply with its December 8 judgment, which nullified the election of the council chairmen.

A Government House source confided in our reporter that the government had directed the embattled chairmen to hand over government property in their possession to senior directors in the areas.

The source said: “As I am speaking with you, they (chairmen) have been directed to hand over government property with them to the directors. The government is acting in compliance with the recent court pronouncements. That is the position right now.”

The chairmen, represented by Labaran Ibrahim (Kogi Local Government Area), Aloysius Okino (Ajaokuta), Zakari Umar (Igalamela/Odolu) and the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), in an application supported by a 19-page affidavit, is asking to be joined in the suit filed by the All Progressive Party (APC), which culminated in their removal.

A Kogi State High Court, sitting in Koton-Karfe, on Wednesday, ordered the chairmen to vacate office within 24 hours.

The quit order was received with jubilation in some of the local government areas.

Councils where the chairmen’s ouster was received with applause included Lokoja (Aliyu Usman), Adavi (Saliu Adaviriku), Kabba/Bunu (Emmanuel Funsho) and Mopa-Amuro (Folorunson Daniel).

Workers in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area had demanded Funsho’s removal over sundry allegations, including financial impropriety. But Governor Idris Wada prevailed on the workers.

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