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Last Updated: Friday, December 17th, 2004 HOME | Previous Page Oyo LG chairmen boycott meeting with Assembly   By Sola Shittu Reporter,  Ibadan   Chairmen of local governments in Oyo state are now on collision path with the state House of Assembly following the refusal of the council bosses to appear before the lawmakers and give account of their stewardship. The Chairmen regarded the instruction as usurpation of the functions of the parliamentarians at the local government level. Councillors who also believed their statutory roles were being taken over by the lawmakers, protested against the decision and warned the assemblymen against usurping their roles. But the lawmakers has directed that local government chairmen who have not appeared before the state parliamentarians should stop such appearances. Prince Yemi Aderibigbe, the publicity secretary of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) Oyo state chapter, who is also the Chairman of Akinyele Local Government told Daily Independent that the House’s action was a vendetta against some chairmen. In a release titled “ALGON boycotts OYHA hearing” Aderibigbe said ALGON has directed its members not to honour the invitation. “The state House has turned the subject into vendetta, intimidation, vengeance, high handedness and undemocratic attitude” he said. He insisted that the exercise ought to have been carried out by the legislative arm of the respective local government councils in a democratic way. “ALGON will not condone any activity which is inimical to the upliftment of the entire 33 local governments from any quarters unnecessarily” he said. Aderibigbe said ALGON’s decision was taken at the joint Assembly of ALGON a sequel to the directive by the councilors of local governments in the state that all local government chairmen should not appear before the house anymore.   Copyright� 2004. All Rights Reserved. Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected] Designed By Powered By DNet.

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