LG dissolution: Court to hear contempt suit against Gov Makinde on July 30

An Ibadan High Court on Tuesday, fixed July 30, for hearing in a
contempt suit filed by the Association of Local Government of
Nigeria, Oyo State Chapter against Governor Seyi Makinde on the
dissolution of 33 Local Governments and Local Council Development
Areas.

ALGON, through its Counsel, Mr Kunle Sobaloju also named the Oyo
State House of Assembly Speaker, Commissioner for Local Government
and Chieftaincy Affairs and the Attorney-General and Commissioner
for Justice in the suit.

News Agency of Nigeria reports that the court had earlier
ordered Makinde not to dissolve the LGs and LCDAs in the state but
the governor went ahead to dissolve them immediately after his
inauguration on May 29.

Sobaloju informed the court that the application to set aside
the governor’s order was filed on June 10.

He argued that the governor was taking steps to appoint
caretaker chairmen for the LGs and LCDAs.

Counsel to the state government, Mr Oluwaseun Dada, told the
court that the application to set aside the order of the governor
dissolving the LGs and LCDA has not been served on him and
therefore not ripe for hearing.

Dada said that the argument that the governor was taking steps
to appoint caretaker chairmen was hearsay and the court cannot act
on such.

The respondents’ counsel also told the court that he has filed
an application for a stay of execution of the judgment of the
court.

Dada prayed for an adjournment to enable him serve the
respondents in the matter.

Justice Laniran Akintola adjourned the case till July 30 for the
hearing of all pending applications in the matter.

(NAN)

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