My life in danger —- Abass- Aleshinloye • Says Opposition planning to foment trouble in LGAs

My life in danger —- Abass- Aleshinloye

Oyo State chairman of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria and Chairman of Oluyole Local Government Area, Prince Ayodeji Abass- Aleshinloye  has raised alarm over alleged threat to his life in the wake of the assumption if office by Chairmen across the local government and Local Council development areas in the State.

According to him, some people believed to be members of the opposition had called his telephoneline threatening that they would foment troubleacross the Council areas and deal with him over hisrole in the ongoing  effort to ensure the will of the people who voted Local Council officials into office, prevailed.

The ALGON chairman spoke today shortly after assuming office at the Council Secretariat. “They specifically called my line and issued the threat.  They have also unleashed mayhem on some of my people injuring some of ghem.in the process.

“ Information available to us also indicates that some elements are planning to create crisis in some of the Council  areas in the state. Their intention is to forcefully wrest control of the LG from our members.  

These elements are believed to be supporters of the illegal caretaker chairmen foisted on the State by Governor Seyi  Makinde . We are all aware that the  contraption called caretaker chairmen have been declared illegal by the Supreme Court and our constitution.

 The Attorney general of the Federation who is the chief law officer of the Country has explained this further in the lettter written to the Oyo State Attorney general. It would therefore be inadvisable for this elements to continue in their nefarious plan.”

Abass-Aleshinloye enjoined the Police to be up and doing and nip this plan in the bud. “ We do not want this State to again descend into lawlessness which was the pre-2011 situation. We have always enjoyed peace in the State in the last eight years when the last administration held sway. We should therefore not do anything to truncate this peaceful atmosphere”.

The ALGON chairman also called on Governor Makinde to rein in some of his people who have sworn to cause mayhem. “ We are peace loving people. We do not expect anyone to create crisis in the State again as this does not pay. It would be unfortunate if a state of emergency is declared. We should avoid such situation by all means”.

According to him and from available information more than half of the chairmen have resumed in their various offices while hopefully the rest would resume by tomorrow when the little pockets of resistance  are resolved“

Information at the disposal OYOTODAY revealed that one of the leaders of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Mukaila Lamidi was observed moving around some Council areas in Ibadan armed to the teeth with thugs also wielding different weapons. Also one of the illegal chairmen, Seun Ojo in Ogo Oluwa was observed with armed thugs parading the streets of the Local government headquarters vowing to deal withanyone that stands in his way.