JUST IN ; Local Government Chairman reportedly arrested by Police
Men of the Ogun State police command have reportedly arrested the chairman of Ijebu East local government area of the state, Wale Adedayo, following a petition allegedly written against him by the State Government.
According to LEADERSHIP, it will be recalled that the embattled Ijebu East council chairman had been at loggerheads with the state government for some times over alleged diversion of funds meant for the local governments in the state.
Adedayo had accused the state governor of sitting on the local governments funds, which the state government had since disputed.
In an attempt to resolve the issue, the other local government chairman in the state had recently visited the state governor to apologise for the Adedayo’s allegations.
The local government chairmen, who besieged the Governor’s office to ask for his forgiveness on behalf of Hon. Adedayo, regretted their action and openly prostrated and begged the governor for forgiveness.
Responding, Governor Abiodun declared that he had always carried out his responsibilities as the governor with “every sincerity of purpose”.
Also, in a petition which Adedayo forwarded to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), as well as the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), the embattled local government chairman had demanded for a probe of the governor over alleged diversion of local government funds.
But, the governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Lekan Adeniran, on Tuesday, said he had never tampered with local government funds.
Adedayo was later suspended by the seven councillors of his local government council following allegations against the governor, and also held and grilled for three days by the State Command of the Department of State Security (DSS) in Abeokuta.
He was allegedly impeached on September 14 by five out of eleven councillors in the local government legislative Council.
Adedayo, on Monday, disclosed his arrest by the police via a Facebook post on his timeline, adding that he was ready to die for the cause.
“Son of man is being taken to Ogun State Police CID at Eleweran, Abeokuta. They claim the State Government wrote a petition against me. If it is death, I follow the path of the Patriarchs. Ase di owo Olodumare!,” he wrote.
However, Ogun State Police Command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, said she was not aware of the arrest.
