Osun Council Manager Escapes Lynching At Assembly Complex

The Council Manager of   Ede North Area Council,  Mrs Nike Adepoju,  on Wednesday escaped being  lynched   at the premises  of Osun assembly complex by protesters over the inauguration of the newly  elected councillors for the council.

Adepoju , who was invited  for a meeting by  the House Committee Chairman on Local Government and Chieftancy Affairs, based on the petition written against her by  aggrived elected  councillors, was saved by pressmen at the assembly,   who whisked her away to  an office.

The council manager , while coming out of the meeting held at parliamentary room of the assembly, was ambushed by protesters, who were apparently not satisfied with the resolution of the lawmakers.

During the meeting,  the aggrrived councillors, alleged that   they were deliberately  locked out of  the venue of the inauguration , which took place on Feb.  22.

They  added that the locking  them out denied  them the opportunity of taken oath of office and  also to participate in the selection of Executive Execretary that would lead the team.

They said that the council manager acted in connvenenace with the State Commissioner for Local Government, Mr Kolapo Alimi,  who was also part of the meeting.

But  Alimi, in his response  said that the affected councillors refused to show up for the inauguration,  saying that he later ordered the council manager to proceed with the inauguration since they were duly informed .

Speaking earlier at the meeting,  Mr Uthman Kamil,  who was the sole councillor inaugurated out of the three councillors , confirmed that he was the only one at the venue of the inauguration.

However,  the affected councillors, Ismail Adeniyi and Oyewale Sheriff,   in their separate responses, stated that they were not duly informed of  the venue of the inauguration.

They said they were directed to different places apart from the designated venue for the inauguration.
Other All progressive Members who were also at the meeting said that they would resist any imposition of candidate on them.

The lawmakers in their remarks appealed to the aggrived parties to sheath their sword as the house would like into it with a view of finding a lasting solution to the issue.

They however berated the Council Manager for carrying out the inauguration in the absence of others.