Osun assembly orders arrest of Ige’s son

The Osun State House of Assembly has issued a warrant of arrest
against the immediate past Commissioner for Lands, Physical
Planning and Urban Development in the state, Mr. Muyiwa Ige, for
his alleged refusal to honour the lawmakers’ invitation.

Muyiwa is a son of a former governor of the old Oyo State, the
late Chief Bola Ige.

The assembly is investigating a land matter at Ilobu and the
former commissioner was invited to appear before the lawmakers.

The report of the warrant was aired on the Osun State
Broadcasting Corporation on Wednesday and a member of the House of
Assembly confirmed the development to our correspondent on the
telephone.

The lawmaker, who pleaded anonymity, said Ige was invited
through a radio announcement on Tuesday and was asked to appear
before the house.

The lawmaker said Ige was not the only invited person who did
not honour the invitation, adding that a former permanent secretary
of the ministry was also summoned but the PS called to notify the
assembly that he would not be able to come on Wednesday.

He said, “It is true but the invitation was aired on OSBC on
Tuesday and if he (Ige) was not in the state, he might not have
heard that he was invited.”

“The PS also did not come but he called to notify us that he
would not be available today (Wednesday). We didn’t receive any
call from Muyiwa until evening time when he called and told us that
he was not aware of the invitation. He was not even accused of
stealing anything so, I think he would come on Monday or so.”

When contacted, Ige told our correspondent on the telephone that
he was not aware of the invitation.

The former commissioner, who was furious about the warrant of
arrest, said he was in the state on Tuesday but he did not hear the
announcement.

He said, “I just heard the same way you heard it. Nobody invited
me. I was even in Osun State till 7pm on Tuesday.”

The Osun State House of Assembly has issued a warrant of arrest
against the immediate past Commissioner for Lands, Physical
Planning and Urban Development in the state, Mr. Muyiwa Ige, for
his alleged refusal to honour the lawmakers’ invitation.

Muyiwa is a son of a former governor of the old Oyo State, the
late Chief Bola Ige.

The assembly is investigating a land matter at Ilobu and the
former commissioner was invited to appear before the lawmakers.

The report of the warrant was aired on the Osun State
Broadcasting Corporation on Wednesday and a member of the House of
Assembly confirmed the development to our correspondent on the
telephone.

The lawmaker, who pleaded anonymity, said Ige was invited
through a radio announcement on Tuesday and was asked to appear
before the house.

The lawmaker said Ige was not the only invited person who did
not honour the invitation, adding that a former permanent secretary
of the ministry was also summoned but the PS called to notify the
assembly that he would not be able to come on Wednesday.

He said, “It is true but the invitation was aired on OSBC on
Tuesday and if he (Ige) was not in the state, he might not have
heard that he was invited.”

“The PS also did not come but he called to notify us that he
would not be available today (Wednesday). We didn’t receive any
call from Muyiwa until evening time when he called and told us that
he was not aware of the invitation. He was not even accused of
stealing anything so, I think he would come on Monday or so.”

When contacted, Ige told our correspondent on the telephone that
he was not aware of the invitation.

The former commissioner, who was furious about the warrant of
arrest, said he was in the state on Tuesday but he did not hear the
announcement.

He said, “I just heard the same way you heard it. Nobody invited
me. I was even in Osun State till 7pm on Tuesday.”