Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi
Association of Local Governments of
Nigeria, Oyo State chapter, has denied claims that Governor Abiola
Ajimobi makes deductions from local governments’ federal allocations.
The ALGON said this in a statement by its Chairman, Yekeen Popoola, and Secretary, Ayode Abass-Alashinloye, on Monday.
The body also said it was not true that
the state government diverted the LGs allocations to finance some of
its road rehabilitation projects.
The statement read, “The Abiola Ajimobi
administration is open. We have always had our deliberations on what we
want to do at ALGON level.
“We seek approval from the Commissioner
(for Local Government Affairs) or the governor as stipulated by law.
That is their only involvement.”
It described as false a report alleging a
friction between some leaders of the Action Congress of Nigeria and the
governor over the reported deductions of money from the Federation
Account and Excess Crude Oil Accounts.
Meanwhile, former governor Lam Adesina
is optimistic that the ACN will emerge victorious at the local
government council poll in the state next year.
Adesina, who was represented by his
Personal Assistant, Alhaji Tajudeen Azeez, during the one-year in office
of representative of Ibarapa East/Ido federal constituency, Mr. Sunday
Adepoju, said the party’s achievements would persuade the electorate.
He said, “Today, we witness people-oriented programmes targeted at alleviating poverty in the society.
“The programmes embarked upon by
representatives of the party in the 33 local government areas are
testimonies of the fact that the ACN is the only party that has the
interest of the people at heart.”
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