Councillors in Ijebu East local government area of Ogun State have suspended the chairman of the council, Mr. Wale Adedayo for three months.
The suspension, the councillors said, was pending the outcome of investigation into alleged maladministration and financial mismanagement by the council boss.
While directing Adedayo to hand over all the properties of the council in his possession to the vice chairman, who will act as the chairman during the suspension, Adedayo was directed to appear before the House on the next sitting of the House on Thursday, September 14, 2023.
The councillors also directed the Council Treasurer, through the Head of the Local Government Administration, HOLGA, to furnish the financial/bank statement of the council in the last two years, along with other relevant documents and vouchers as the House might require in order to aid investigations.
They also said that the resolutions be copied to the Governor of Ogun State and the Ogun State House of Assembly.
The sins of Adedayo according to the legislators include:
* Withdrawal of N4 million from LG account for empowerment in 2022, which never took place.
* Wastage of N2million on Isese day on August 20, 2022.
*Duty tour allowance for the chairman and other top functionarie N260,000 in June 2023.
*Another duty tour allowance for the chairman and other top officials engagement in Abeokuta to the tune of N250,000, also ratified in June 2023.
* N426,000 purportedly spent on the production of report on 2020 Jigbo festival Ijebu East, when we were even yet to be elected.
* Claiming N350, 000 to the inauguration of Women in Politics in Ijebu East in 2022. The money was not released to the group in 2022
* Entertainment and other logistics expenses during the commissioning of Legislative Building at N350,000 on 18th of April 2023.
* Another entertainment on that same commissioning of the Legislative Building at N295,000 same day, 18th of April 2023.
* The second N8.2million sent from phase 2 of the project (table and the chair for schools) 20 (twenty) chairs were made with N8.2m.
*Another N20 million allocation from the state is nowhere to be found.
*Another N15 million sent from the state went same way without any project to show for it.
*Award of two boreholes at the cost of N1.8 million each totalling N3.6 million in August 2023.
* While he collects N3 million monthly as security votes, he has held on to the N300,000 monthly security vote of the Vice Chairman for about five months. He has refused to pay up despite several interventions and meetings on the issue by the ALGON executive, led by Hon. Tunde Emiola Gazal.
* Inability to account for over N2.5 million left in the Project Account of the council by previous administration for the completion of a school at Kajola, Ogbere. The school remains uncompleted till date.
* Illegal tax collection from Okada riders and drivers via what the chairman called “levy” without the approval of the Legislative Council, which is double taxation for the people of Ijebu East at this tough period.
The resolutions were signed by Hon. Fasheyi Akindele Adesuji, Leader of the House, Itele Ward 7; Hon. Bolutife Osunfisan, Deputy Leader, Imushin Ward 2; Hon. kemi Aliu; Chief whip, Imobi Ward 10; Hon. Adeniyi Adenuga, Imusin ward 1; Hon. Abass Sidikat, Owu ward 5; Hon. Biyi Oguntubo, Imobi ward 9; and Hon. Rotimi Olubode Williams, Ajebandele ward 11.
