Ekiti assembly orders suspended council chairmen to refund N3.6bn

The Ekiti State House of Assembly has ordered the 16 suspended
local government chairmen in the state to refund N3.6bn to the
state treasury.

The decision, which was taken during the valedictory session of
the fifth assembly, was based on the report of a panel which
indicted the council chairmen of mismanagement of public fund.

The lawmaker representing Ikere Constituency II, Mr Sunday
Akinniyi, on Monday presented the report of the House Committee on
Public Account, which recommended sanctions for the local
government chairmen.

However, the PDP lawmakers in the House of Assembly opposed the
recommendation.

The PDP lawmakers were, however, overruled by the Speaker,
Adeniran Alagbada, who claimed that the chairmen went too far in
their actions.

Alagbada cited an example of his local government, Ise/Orun,
where over N300m was set aside for building of secretariat, but the
contract was not executed.

The assembly also screened and confirmed the nomination of
chairmen and members of three commissions nominated by Governor
Kayode Fayemi.

The commissions are House of Assembly Service Commission chaired
by Chief Taiwo Olatunbosun; Civil Service Commission headed by Mr
Bunmi Famosanya and State Independent Electoral Commission with
Justice Jide Aladejana as chairman.

Alagbada congratulated the appointees and urged them to justify
the confidence reposed in them.

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