The Chairman of the Saki East Local Government area, Mr. Adedokun Emmanuel has been suspended indefinitely over alleged gross misconduct.
The suspension order was handed over at the Plenary of the Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday.
He was alleged of party misconduct, lack of religious tolerance, and inappropriate funds allocation among others.
His suspension as declared by the House followed a Petition received from concerned stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saki East Local Government.
The petition among many other things seeks for accountability on moveable equipment like the bulldozer, the supposed Ten percent being deducted from the salaries of the Political functionaries and others.
The petition read in part, “We appreciate the gesture of the Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Oluwaseyi Abiodun Makinde for his vision in bringing people from another party to boost membership of our party across the State but in our own case , the beneficiary of this gesture has come to maim and destroy the party to boost his own faction from the other divide he came from”
“The moveable equipment like the bulldozer in the Local Government has been taken away since he assumed office and has not be returned and without remitting any money to the coffer of the Local Government”
“It is on the aforementioned that we are calling on your support for the Saviour of our party in the hands of Hon. Emmanuel Adedokun and the lives of our leaders and elders who have suffered enough for the sustenance of the party PDP.
The House has however directed that the Vice Chairman, Mr. Rasaq Morufu Adeyemi to take up the mantle of the leadership of the Local Government in an acting capacity while the Council Secretary will temporarily take the position of Vice Chairman.
The House also directed its Standing Committee on Local Government, Chieftaincy Matters and State Honours to investigate the allegations and report back to the House appropriately.
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