The Osun State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party-aligned Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, has criticised a recent protest staged by council chairmen elected under the All Progressives Congress.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the PDP-backed ALGON leadership rejected allegations by the APC chairmen that the state judiciary had flouted court orders in matters concerning local government administration.
The APC council chairmen had on Wednesday organised a protest at the entrance of the Osun State High Court in Osogbo over the ongoing trial involving officials of a commercial bank linked to local government allocations.
During the demonstration, the protesters displayed placards bearing inscriptions such as “Say no to disobedience of court orders” and “Disrespect for court judgements is an invitation to anarchy.”
Speaking for the demonstrators, Ejigbo Local Council Development Authority chairman, Kolapo Olayanju, accused the state judiciary and Governor Ademola Adeleke of disregarding legal directives.
However, the PDP ALGON leadership described the protest as inappropriate and questioned the motive behind the action.
The statement, jointly signed by its chairman, Sarafa Awotunde, and secretary, Lukman Afolabi, labelled the protest “embarrassing and disgraceful.”
It alleged that the APC chairmen had remained in control of council administrations beyond their tenure.
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