From Lateef Dada, Osogbo
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to the Federal Government to release the monthly local government allocation to the reinstated party LG chairmen. He described the Saturday local government election “as a mere waste of taxpayers’ money.
“Since the Court of Appeal, Akure, in its judgment, reinstated the sacked APC council chairmen, the conduct of the election was illegal and an exercise in futility. At the appropriate time, the state government will be asked to account for the money wasted on the election.
“I want to appeal to the Federal Government to start releasing the monthly allocation to the reinstated APC council chairmen from this month. The chairmen were unable to work since 2022 when they were sacked, but now that the Court of Appeal has reinstated them, the allocation should be released to them.
“This is the time for people at the grassroots to feel the impact of government, which had been neglected since 2022.
“I want to also commend the Inspection-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, for ensuring peace in the state and the way he approached the security challenges professionally.”
Oyintiloye commended the council chairmen for what he termed their courage despite intimidation and harassment by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He urged local government staff to resume work: “There are enough security arrangements in place for them to contribute their quota as expected of them. This will allow chairmen to settle down to deliver dividends of democracy that people at the grassroots have been yearning for.”