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Supreme Court declares dissolution of local governments in Oyo illegal
Modupe Shodeinde
The Supreme Court on Friday declared the dissolution of local government administrations in Oyo State and their replacement with caretaker committees as illegal.
Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, had in May 2019 sacked all the local government chairpersons in the state and appointed caretaker chairmen.
The action of the governor was met with widespread criticism, particularly from the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON).
The ALGON, Oyo State chapter, had described the development as “unconstitutionally unwise, unexpected and too hasty for a new government that is yet to find its feet”
It had appealed the judgment of the Appeal Court in Ibadan sacking chairmen of local governments and Local Council Development Areas in the state.
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), had subsequently declared Makinde’s action as unconstitutional.
Mohammed Adamu, former inspector-general of police (IGP), had asked Shina Olukolu, Oyo state commissioner of police, to help reinstate the sacked local government chairpersons in compliance with the directive of the AGF.
