Famurewa Blasts PDP over Court Order Withholding Osun LGs Fund

A member of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon Ajibola Famurewa has described as inhumane, the move by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ground local government administration through the instituted ex-parte motion at a Federal High Court in Abuja.

Ajibola who is representing Ilesa-East, Ilesa-West, Atakumosa-East and Atakumosa-West in the State of Osun said it was an act of wickedness and brutality against the masses for the PDP chieftains to aim at shutting down governance at local government levels.

The lawmakers in an interview with newsmen on Monday said : “All over the world, the local government is the closest to the down trodden and the rural dwellers.

“That is why the dynamic style of governance of Ogbeni Aregbesola has taken giant strides to affect this third tier of government positively in the last seven years. But it is very unfortunate that the opposition party, PDP in her usual retrogressive approach is designing famine, scarcity and artificial recession in the face of dwindling economic challenges.

“The PDP has never meant well for the people; they are jealous of Aregebsola’s numerous achievements. All their antics is to impoverish the people and turn them into beggars; this will not stand.”

Famurewa added: “Local governments in the state of Osun have kept pace with developmental policies in delivering the dividends of democracy, but have continued to struggle to make ends meet financially, as they cannot survive outside the FAAC disbursement as the case is in Lagos.

“The payment of salaries and wages will become absolutely impossible if the wishes of the PDP continue unchecked, thousands of families will be badly affected economically, education at the primary school level will also suffer, our people will not be able to access the primary healthcare centres and operational administration will completely come to a halt.

“This is the grand plan to stifle the government by the PDP and make Osun people suffer.”

Famurewa appealed to the leaders of thought and opinion to stand against intimidation orchestrated by the PDP to inflict sufferings on the harmless and defenseless workers of Osun.

“If the PDP is uncomfortable with the legal creation of LCDAs and area offices by the state government, this should be the subject of litigation in the court of law not asking the court to withhold funds for LGAs and LCDAs’, he stressed.