Supreme Court: Governors can't sack elected local governments | The Nation

that state governors have no power whatsoever to sack democratically elected local government chairmen and councillors.

Those from the 33 local government areas and 35 local council development areas in Oyo State, led by Ayodeji Abass-Aleshinloye, were elected under the banner of the APC but were sacked in 2019 by Makinde of the PDP. Justice Eko set aside the judgment by the Court of Appeal in Ibadan, which validated Makinde’s action, noting that the lower court was wrong when it held that there was no reasonable cause of action in the suit the appellants filed to prevent their sack.

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, had faulted Makinde’s decision in a January 14, 2020 letter. He commended the gallantry of the local government chairmen under the leadership of Prince Abass Ayodeji Alesinloye, stressing that their steadfastness and doggedness eventually paid off not only for themselves but for democracy as an institution at the grassroots.

While congratulating the chairmen and councillors, Dare urged them to remain totally committed and loyal to the party in order to collectively win back Oyo State for APC.For Chief Teslim Folarin, Chairman Senate Committee on Local Content, the Supreme Court’s judgment is a defining judgment and a triumph for Oyo State and the APC family in general.

“What happened in Oyo State was not the first time. It had happened in several other states. The Supreme Court has given the judgment to correct the act of impunity perpetrated by some of our governors. “The constitution recognises it as the third tier of government. We have the federal, the state and the local government. Those are the three tiers of government.

Reacting to the Supreme Court judgment, Prince Ayodeji Abass-Aleshinloye, the former ALGON chairman in the state, said the pronouncement of the court would deepen democracy at the grassroots. He said: “Now that the judgment has been given, he has been asked to pay all our entitlements and other payments as ordered by the court.

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