Caretaker Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Chief Akin Oke, has urged the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) to, with immediate effect, postpone the forthcoming local government election in the state.
Oke, who spoke while addressing journalists on Saturday, noted that the need to postpone the election is necessary in order to accommodate the APC in the election.
He spoke at a press conference held in Ibadan, the state capital organized by the sacked local government chairmen.
DAILY POST recalls that OYSIEC had fixed Saturday, May 22nd 2021 as the date for the conduct of local government election in the thirty-three (33) local government areas of the state.
Present Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said some persons are not working for the progress of Nigeria and are mercilessly against the country.
The president stated this on Friday during the 6th regular meeting with the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC), led by Professor Doyin Salami at the State House, Abuja.
In a statement by Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Buhari lamented the recalcitrant nature of some Nigerians who refused to obey established laws.
“Some people are mercilessly against this country. We closed the borders to control the smuggling of petroleum products, and check the influx of smuggled goods, arms and ammunition.
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The Supreme Court has declared the dissolution of local government councils in Oyo State as illegal.
In a ruling on Friday, the Apex court said the replacement of the council chairman with caretaker committees is unlawful.
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous judgment by a five-man panel of Justices, held that Makinde acted beyond his powers, when on his assumption of office on May 29, 2019.
The Apex court, in its lead verdict that was read by Justice Ejembi Eko, noted that Makinde took the action despite a subsisting court order.
It held that the Governor acted “invidiously and in contemptuous disregard of a High Court judgement”, when he dissolved the democratically elected Chairmen and Councillors, and appointed Caretaker Committees in their stead.
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Two groups within the fold of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State have collapsed their structures with the sole aim of unseating the incumbent Governor of the State, Seyi Makinde in 2023.
DAILY POST reports that Makinde, who was sworn-in as the Governor of the State on May 29th 2019, won the gubernatorial election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Makinde defeated the candidate of APC, Adebayo Adelabu through a coalition which had African Democratic Congress (ADC) Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) and Social Democratic Party (SDP).
Our correspondent recalls that a former Governor of the State, Senator Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja had few days to the election, prevailed on ADC candidate, Olufemi Lanlehin, ZLP candidate, Sharafaden Alli and SDP candidate, Bolaji Ayorinde to jettison their ambitions and support Makinde.