Oyo Assembly suspends four local council chairmen
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tribune Online
The Oyo State House of Assembly has suspended four local council chairmen facing allegations of gross misconduct and financial impropriety. Their deputies will serve on an interim basis while a parliamentary inquiry is due to report within a week, according to Tribune Online.
The four local council chairmen are facing allegations of gross misconduct and financial irregularities being examined by the Oyo State House of Assembly. The lawmakers ordered their temporary replacement by their vice-chairmen, pending the findings of the parliamentary inquiry, Tribune Online reports.
The Oyo Assembly’s Local Government Affairs Committee is to submit its findings within one week. The parliamentary majority leader, Sanjo Adedoyin, a lawmaker representing Ogbomoso South, said the Assembly intended to exercise its constitutional oversight over the management of local governments, according to Tribune Online.
Meanwhile, the 2027 Appropriation and Finance Bill passed its first and second readings during the same parliamentary sitting, Tribune Online reports.
