Rotimi Agboluaje, Ibadan
Oyo State governor, Abiola Ajimobi at the weekend assured the people of the state that election into the 33 local governments and 35 local council development areas (LCDAs) would be held as soon as the suit against it was settled.
He gave the assurance while inaugurating the caretaker chairmen for 55 local governments and local council development areas in the state at the Executive Council Chambers, Governor’s Office, Ibadan.
A Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice John Tsoho had in January 2017 ordered the Oyo State Independent Election Commission (OYSIEC) not to proceed with its plan to conduct the election earlier slated for February 11.
The order was sequel to a motion ex-parte filed on behalf of 16 Baales from Oyo Federal Constituency by their lawyer, Mr. Ahmed Raji, SAN, pursuant to the creation of 35 LCDAs in the state.
But the governor maintained at the inauguration ceremony that immediately the case was settled, the much-anticipated local government election would hold.
“The day the court case is settled is the day we will announce the date of election,’’ he said, urging the new chairmen to perform exemplarily so as to be worthy of being voted anytime the election would be held.
“The only advantage you have now as you have been sworn in is that you can quickly do things that will endear you to your people before election“.
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