The Lagos state house of assembly
has suspended Oloruntoba Oke, chairman of Ifako/Ijaye local government, and
three others over alleged misappropriation of N350 million.
The suspension was sequel to a
report submitted to the assembly by Rotimi Olowo, chairman of an ad-hoc
committee constituted to investigate the alleged misappropriation of funds in
the council.
Olowo said the fund was approved
in 2012 for five projects in the local government.
The lawmaker named others
affected as the council manager, the treasurer and the engineer.
Abiodun Tobun, lawmaker
representing Epe I, lamented that some council officials were working against
the law, urging them to embark on projects that would improve the lives of the
people.
Tobun said the suspension would
serve as deterrent to others who had it in mind to misappropriate funds
allocated for project execution.
Bisi Yusuff, lawmaker
representing Alimosho I, pointed out that the secretariat for which the loan
was collected, amongst others, was still in a bad state.
Yusuff condemned what he called
the inability of the ministry of local government and local government service
commission to monitor projects at the council.
He said it was their negligence
that contributed to the misappropriation of funds in the council.
Commenting on the issue, Mudashiru Obasa, speaker of the assembly,
said the chairman could not be suspended in isolation, as other officials were
also indicted in the report.
He directed that Akanbi Hamzat,
vice chairman of the council, should take over the affairs of the council.
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