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Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by Ecstasy154(m): 10:40pm On Feb 03, 2020
Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana waded into the local government crisis in Oyo State, on Monday, urging Governor Seyi Makinde to either allow the sacked elected Chairmen to serve out their tenure or pay them off if they won’t be allowed to complete their tenure.

Falana who held that caretaker chairmen were unknown to the nation’s constitution, charged Makinde to rather speed up the process of conducting a local government election in the state.

These were some of Falana’s remarks during the maiden edition of Emeritus Professor Muyiwa Awe Annual Memorial Lecture, held at the University of Ibadan, on Monday.

Responding to journalists on way out of the local government crisis in Oyo State, Falana said: “The governor will have to speed up election of Local Government officials because the caretaker committees are unknown to the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

“Once the Local Government chairmen have been elected, they have to serve their tenure and if at all you are not allowing them to finish their tenure, you will have to pay them. This is the position of the law.”

Meanwhile, Attorney General of Oyo State, Professor Oyelowo Oyewo, on Monday, said the return to office of the sacked Chairmen of local government and local council development areas in the state will be guaranteed by a court order to that effect.

This is as Oyelowo, who spoke on a Channels Television programme, noted that there was no particular court case instituted against the appointment of caretaker chairmen by the Governor Seyi Makinde led government.

Describing the local government crisis in the state as a combination of politics and legality, Oyewo, however, said it looked forward to the court rulings on its injunction filed against the Attorney General of the Federation and five others and its appeal against a court judgment obtained by the sacked Chairmen against Oyo State governor.

He said the state government will abide by a court judgment that declares its appointment of caretaker Chairmen as null and void and calls for a return to the status quo.

Oyewo, however, said the state government was keen to conduct local government elections as soon as the ongoing court cases are dispensed with.

“The bottom line is that the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde is a rule of law administration. If a judgment comes out of the court directing that our action is null and void, go back to the status quo, that will be done.

“Even with the action to appoint caretaker chairmen taken by the government, there is no instituted action against the action of the governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, till I speak.

“What everybody wants is for the state to be able to resolve this matter, both in terms of the legality and political process. Within a short time from now, we hope to be able to conduct elections and have the administration of local governments properly running as it is required,” Oyewo said.

Speaking further, Oyewo said the Supreme court judgment being alluded to by the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, in a letter to the state government, was not precisely to be enforced upon Oyo State.

Mentioning that there were some other states running local government using caretaker committees, he accused Malami of being partisan by writing the Inspector General of Police to enforce the judgment in Oyo State.

He described Malami’s involvement as subjudice, noting that the state government was in court to challenge the judgment obtained by the sacked Chairmen against the Oyo State governor.

“The Attorney General may have his reasons to have written that letter addressed to the Oyo state Attorney General but they are not based on the constitution and not based on law. They are so partisan.

“You don’t write a letter to the Chairman of a party in a state directing the governor. We run a federal government and this has been settled by the Supreme Court and sorted during the regime of President Olusegun Obasanjo when there was a dispute of creation of local government and the government withheld.

“The Supreme Court said if you have such issues, you go to court and that is what we have done. We have gone to court.

“The state government went to court because, with respect to the local government, we believe that the AGF was not properly briefed.

“If he were aware that the matter was subjudice, then he will not take such wanton, liberal use of his powers. His powers are guided by law, the constitution of the land, and as interpreted by the courts,” Oyewo said.
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Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by Brandstudio01: 10:46pm On Feb 03, 2020
Everywhere is boiling at same time

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Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by GamalNasser: 10:52pm On Feb 03, 2020
See what a so called experienced lawyer is saying ? pay them off for what ?so being LocalGovt Chairman is about the pay instead of the work .which part of the Constitution allows for paying off elected officials? Are they employees of the governor? Both Chairmen and governors are employees of the Constitution.

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Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by mujiboy(m): 6:01am On Feb 04, 2020
Why would they pay them off, they are to run their tenure.
Paying off makes it look like it is all about the money. This Nigeria Politics is a scam of the highest order.

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Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by Cryomancer: 6:01am On Feb 04, 2020
Nigeria....


A land of wonders.


Where politicians fight to remain in power just for the pay, rather than interest to make impact.

Both the governor and the LG chairmen are birds of same feathers, they are only concerned about their selfish interests.

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Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by onlyonechid84(m): 6:02am On Feb 04, 2020
Woowed state of OYO! !!

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Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by Goldencheese(m): 6:02am On Feb 04, 2020
GamalNasser:
See what a so called experienced lawyer is saying ? pay them off for what ?so being LocalGovt Chairman is about the pay instead of the work .which part of the Constitution allows for paying off elected officials? Are they employees of the governor? Both Chairmen and governors are employees of the Constitution.

I like your comment. Very informed.

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Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by Osidazz19: 6:02am On Feb 04, 2020
Pay them off? Lmao
Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by mytime24(f): 6:03am On Feb 04, 2020
Which one b "pay them off" angry
Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by Thegoodone13(m): 6:05am On Feb 04, 2020
All comments above show ignorant of law. They are elected into that post and the governor challenge the process that make them chairman. The governor can either allow them to spend their tenure or he pay them off and conduct another election. The governor will pay all their salary for three years.

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Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by olayemioshiyemi: 6:05am On Feb 04, 2020
Ajimobi is the genesis of this crisis ....he should be dealt with .

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Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by goshen26: 6:06am On Feb 04, 2020
Ok
Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by Yankiss(m): 6:06am On Feb 04, 2020
Continuity in government is becoming an issue. Also, the Local Government has continued to remain an appendage of the state government. The stranglehold is the same everywhere. This doesn't speak well of our democracy.

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Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by Odetokun3(m): 6:10am On Feb 04, 2020
Dirty politics everywhere
Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by Damidave1124(m): 6:15am On Feb 04, 2020
What does the constitution says about what is happening in Oyo state local government? It's not just about paying the elected local chairmen off.
Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by nameo: 6:20am On Feb 04, 2020
What is Falana talking about?

Govs have no right to remove elected officials. If the Gov jas any issues with how they got elected as LG chairman, he should go to tbe courts.

It is impunity to remove them arbitarily. People MUST respect the constitution at all times.

And this goes PDP or APC.

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Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by Iamdboss: 6:26am On Feb 04, 2020
Nah by force
Make Dem park well jare. Someone has to wonder how sane mind reason at times
Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by ITbomb(m): 6:26am On Feb 04, 2020
Damidave1124:
What does the constitution says about what in happening in Oyo state local government? It's not just about paying the elected local chairmen off.
I'm trying to understand from Falana perspective.
What is happening here is that the governor is challenging the process that brought the Chairmen not that they were properly constituted and the governor just decided to remove them.

So to forgo legal time wasting, they collect the money knowing that their election had k leg for fresh elections or governor forgo the k leg and let them finish

Personally I think the court should decide so that there will be a precedent in case another governor attempts another abracadabra in the name of local government elections

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Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by Debaiz: 6:41am On Feb 04, 2020
Seyi makinde the Audio Governor and hero of the wailers breaking the constitution. Small time you’d hear them shouting rule of law.

Even Falana(I knew he’s two faced) is asking him to “pay off” constitutionally elected officers cos the governor feels the process that brought them in is faulty. Is the governor the court that will now declare an election faulty?

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Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by Debaiz: 6:46am On Feb 04, 2020
ITbomb:

I'm trying to understand from Falana perspective.
What is happening here is that the governor is challenging the process that brought the Chairmen not that they were properly constituted and the governor just decided to remove them.

So to forgo legal time wasting, they collect the money knowing that their election had k leg for fresh elections or governor forgo the k leg and let them finish

Personally I think the court should decide so that there will be a precedent in case another governor attempts another abracadabra in the name of local government elections

Is it not the court that will declare an election to be faulty. When did the governor become a court of law that declares election faulty? Even if the case is in court, shouldn’t the chairmen be doing their work pending the outcome of the court.

For example, It’s like Buhari saying an elected governor shouldn’t perform as a governor cos the election that brought him in was faulty. Falana is now saying Buhari should pay off that governor if he won’t let him perform his duty.

Both Seyi Makinde and Falana are mad

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Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by Cantonese: 6:50am On Feb 04, 2020
GamalNasser:
See what a so called experienced lawyer is saying ? pay them off for what ?so being LocalGovt Chairman is about the pay instead of the work .which part of the Constitution allows for paying off elected officials? Are they employees of the governor? Both Chairmen and governors are employees of the Constitution.

Employees of Nigerians, elected through the consitution.

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Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by Difrent: 6:52am On Feb 04, 2020
Honestly on this local government matter, GSM government goofed badly..... Thank God they have realised their mistake and have agreed to abide by any court ruling that declared their action null and void...just hope it's not one of those audio things
Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by Oluwaphemite(m): 6:53am On Feb 04, 2020
Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by solmus: 6:53am On Feb 04, 2020
cool


Makinde the Audio guy, now he is sending thugs to attack them, some where injured in egbeda some in ogbomosho.. in fact Oyo state is back to the state of lawlessness and rascality, something Ajimobi would never allow

They are now bringing Falana to seek out of court settlement by "Paying them off" , what concerns his lecture at UI with his unsolicited advise if he isnt biased, anyways thank God the elected LGA bosses are not riff raffs or low lifes, they are wel to do people

.

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Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by Stalwert: 6:54am On Feb 04, 2020
PDP legal strategist has spoken
Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by Ibcrown(m): 6:56am On Feb 04, 2020
Sometimes, all this learned personnel think upside down! Pay them off for what when they are constitutionally elected? Damn 9ja I ha I'll ooo!!!

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Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by OakConsultNG: 7:03am On Feb 04, 2020
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Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by Olatara(f): 7:08am On Feb 04, 2020
Debaiz:


Is it not the court that will declare an election to be faulty. When did the governor become a court of law that declares election faulty? Even if the case is in court, shouldn’t the chairmen be doing their work pending the outcome of the court.

For example, It’s like Buhari saying an elected governor shouldn’t perform as a governor cos the election that brought him in was faulty. Falana is now saying Buhari should pay off that governor if he won’t let him perform his duty.

Both Seyi Makinde and Falana are mad
Your analysis is better. Lol @ both are mad

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Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by RaptObserver: 7:36am On Feb 04, 2020
Falz Ur dada is talking trash. As a neutral person, this is invitation to anarchy
Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by saheedbadmus(m): 7:45am On Feb 04, 2020
Hmm.. well he doesn't have to pay them off, all he needs to do is make sure another election is held asap..

Re: Falana To Seyi Makinde: Pay Off Elected Chairmen Or Let Them Serve Their Tenure by CapitalHYC(m): 7:47am On Feb 04, 2020
What was their governor Doing that led to them to be elected close to the end of his own tenure.. At least the total number of years for Local government chairmen is 3 years.. How come their tenure is extending beyond four years of their governor

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