Olusakin Babalola,Ibadan
Former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has pacified the sacked local government council Chairmen in all the 33 local governments and 35 local council development areas of the state.
He assured the local Government bosses stressing that they would be victorious in court where they have dragged the state government to.
According to him the process that brought them to power was in tandem with the rule of law.
He spoke during a thanks giving organised for him in Ibadan by his admirers and business men.
, Ajimobi said, although some moght think he was not doing anything about the case in hand, he said he was doing whatever it is in silence, saying silence is golden.
The event which attracted crème-de-la-crème within and outside Ibadan was also attended by religious leaders, traditional rulers, business mogul, community leaders, the APC governorship candidate at the last election, Mr Bayo Adelabu, APC state executives led by the Chairman, Chief Akin Oke, party members, Ajimobi’s former commissioners, aides and political associates among others.
Governor Seyi Makinde had upon his inauguration sacked all the chairmen of all the local governments faulting the processes that brought them to office.
The sack came despite an initial court judgment got by the umbrella body of the council bosses stopping the government of the day or the house of assembly from sacking the elected council bosses.
But the council bosses have also remained resolute challenging Govenor Makinde’s directive and insisting that they remained the authentic elected council bosses.
It is the first time the governor was making any public appearance since the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) government was inaugurated in the state on May 29.
The ex-governor who said the event was just an opportunity for him to thank all those who played one role or the other in his eight years rule in the state, also prayed that the Makinde government sail through safely, noting that “it is good to make promises but when reality dawn on you, you will know that it is not easy”
Earlier in his remarks, the host of the event, Chief Kola Daisi said he had the option to call the “get together anyone of these several names: ‘celebrations’, ‘reception’, ‘grand party’, etc, .
The business mogul gave four reasons for the event saying, it is to offer prayers for the repose of the soul of his first wife late Alhaja Sherifat Kola-Daisi and his god-son, Aare Arisekola Alao; offers prayer for Oyo state and Nigeria as a whole; offer prayers and thanksgiving for Ajimobi and his wife, Florence as well as for the complete success of Ajimobi’s successor, Governor Makinde.
It would be recalled that the local councils were run for over seven years as interim Chairmen by Ex-governor Ajimobi ostensibly that he was obeying the rule of law not to conduct any council election.
But few months to the end of his tenure he arranged an election that was won overwhelmingly by his APC candidates.
The Council Chairmen vowed to challenge their sack in court because they were to spend three years as their council bosses.
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