The statement explained that the chairmen cannot remain in office
having dumped the party that sponsored them - the People's Democratic
Party (PDP)
- Dimeji Akinloye
-
Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada.
Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada, has sacked 15 local government chairmen for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
This
was disclosed in a statement released in Lokoja, the state capital, on
Tuesday, Nov. 24, by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local
Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr James Adedoyin,
The
government backed the removal of the 15 Chairmen with the section 20
sub section ( 1) and section 36 sub section 1 (d) of Kogi State Local
Government Law 2000 as amended.
Some of the sacked
chairmen are of Lokoja, Ogori-Magongo, Idah, Adavi, Ankpa, Okehi,
Bassa, Yagba East, Yagba West and Okene among others.
The
statement explained that the chairmen cannot remain in office having
dumped the party that sponsored them - the People's Democratic Party
(PDP).
It directed the vice chairmen or council
leaders to assume the affairs of the local governments while warning the
affected chairmen not to go near their offices.
According to the governor, the handing over is expected to be effected tomorrow, Nov. 25.
The
affected chairmen, had primarily, defected to the APC on the ground
that Wada failed to carry out the Appeal court ruling of Oct. 29, which
nullified the removal of the elected chairmen from office.
They were removed from office based on the order of a Kogi State High Court sitting in Koton Karfe which ruled that the election of May 4, 2013 which brought them into office was shady.
Based
on the judgement, the state Government directed the chairmen to vacate
office. But they headed to the Appeal Court to contest their removal, in
which the court set aside the ruling and declared that they resume
immediately.
However, the Kogi state government failed to effect the appeal court ruling.
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