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Lgs' Annihilation: How State Governors Are 'legalising' Illegality. by Apesin247: 3:11am On Feb 12, 2016
The political atmosphere in Oyo state recently has experienced a tensed atmosphere due to the failure of Governor Abiola Ajimobi to constitute not only his cabinet but also caretaker chairmen for the 33 local governments in the state.

The state government seems to have borrowed a 'frugal idea' from his Osun state counterpart with the duo hiding under the pretext of economic downturn to legalise the illegalities.

Citing the reasons for the anomaly, the two governors had declared that the need to save for the execution of projects in the face of dwindling allocations from the federation's account has left them with no choice but to annihilate the third tier of governments, forgetting that the constitution has conferred on the local government the rights to existence, thesame right the State governments are enjoying but ironically using it to snuff life out of the closest government to the people, the very ones they profess they are elected to serve.

This new trend which seems to be gaining momentum among the self styled change agents had become a thing of worry for the lovers of democracy and legal luminaries alike. This anomaly if left to continue would constitute not only a bad precedent but could also make our nascent democracy to suffer deformity at their infant stage.

Mega Icon Magazine recently took up the Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ibadan branch, Mr. Kazeem Gbadamosi on this issue.The NBA chair stated that the new act of annihilating the local government under any guise, it is not only unconstitutional but also a dirty slap on Nigerian constitution, the very document that holds this country together.

According to him the constitution of Nigeria (1999) as amended sets up a three tier form of government namely: federal, state and local as provided in Section 7(1) (4), adding that there is no provision for a caretaker chairman in the Nigerian constitution.

In his words , “I am not aware that there has been a third tier of government in some of the states in this country
including Oyo state. The failure to conduct elections for the third tier of government is not only
unconstitutional, it is illegal".

He stated further, "we have gone through the constitution; we have not seen where there is
provision for caretaker chairman/person to be
appointed by the governor".

The absence of virile oppositions in Oyo and Osun States have worsen the situation in these two states thus making the governors to act with impunities. It is imperative to remind these state governments of the natural phenomenon which gives to persons in exact portion the efforts they have invested, at least, if nothing at all, Dasuki present predicament should be a lessons to all and sundry as the action he perpetrated three decades ago has now returned to hunt him thus making the hitherto hunter to become the hunted.

The attitudes of "awa ti g'oke odo, k'afara o to ja" (this was evident in governor Ajimobi's speech while speaking during an event organised by the Ajorosun Club, a social club in Ibadan which draws its members from the prominent sons of Ibadan indigenes, where the governor remarked that "....mi o gbe gba ibo mo now" meaning, ( I am serving a second term in office, I don't need to placate anybody since I won't seek for votes any longer) being exhibited by these governors all because they are serving a second term in office might turn out to be their greatest albatross in the nearest future.

The governor of Oyo state got a small dose of people's anger when he was being told to his face by the people (party members) who should be praising him that they are hungry thus he should expedite actions in announcing the care-taker chairmen presented to him by the party leaders.

This is a clear signal that the governor is loosing it and any respect being accorded to him now is because he still occupying the seat of power, he would know the effect of what he has done when he exits the Agodi government house.

Already, some of the party members interviewed both in Osun and Oyo states have regretted their decisions of returning their governors for a second term vowing that they would never work for any state government twice. This is talking about setting a bad precedent, would you blame them for wanting to be in charge of their destinies? experience at least they say is the best teacher.

With all their arguments of being economical with the state's resources, the NBA Chairman asked them this rhetorical question: “can the President appoint caretaker
governors? He didnt stop there, he further stated, "we should all endeavor to fight jointly the illegality of creating/appointing caretaker
committee for local government that will occupy
office for periods not provided for in our constitution.

“It is also wrong to use civil servants who are public
officers to run local governments contrary to the
provision of the 1999 constitution. It is wrong. We all have a duty to call for compliance with the
constitution and upholding of the constitution which
our politicians have sworn to uphold", the NBA boss submitted.

Governor Ajimobi attributed his inability to conduct council elections during his first term to the existing logjam of lawsuits but he has since promised to conduct the election "as soon as possible" using the phrase he used last year while delivering a lecture in University of Ibadan.

Now that we are almost into the first quarter of another year, we are hoping that the governor will put a stop to this act of illegality and make his numerous promises count. megaiconmagazine.com/?p=2118

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