The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday announced the indefinite suspension of the council chairman for alleged misconduct.
Jelili Sulaimon, the suspended Chairman of Alimosho Local Government Area in Lagos State, alleges that his suspension stemmed from refusing to hand over Iyana Ipaja market revenues to Abiodun Ishola Ejigbadero, who’s been accused of land-grabbing.
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday announced the indefinite suspension of the council chairman for alleged misconduct.
The chairman was suspended at the plenary in a unanimous vote by the lawmakers over alleged non-compliance, defiance and unyielding attitude to the legislative house.
The House Committee on Local Government Administration and Chieftaincy Affairs, Chairman, Sanni Okanlawon, moving a motion for his suspension, recalled that in April 2024, pandemonium broke out in the Iyana-Ipaja axis of Alimosho Local Government leading to the death of one Micheal Ajayi.
Okanlawon, whose committee was saddled with the responsibility to investigate the cause of the pandemonium, said it was discovered that Jelili masterminded the chaos.
He claimed that all relevant parties were invited to participate, but Jelili continued to exhibit inappropriate behavior towards the House committee.
He highlighted the suspended council chairman’s alleged failure to adhere to the Assembly’s directives and mismanagement of public funds.
However, in a recent video of Jelili addressing a crowd uploaded on TikTok by a popular blog, LagosReporters, Jelili said his suspension was to allow Ejigbadero to take over Iyana Ipaja market.
Ejigbadero made headlines in May 2023 when he was remanded by a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Yaba, Lagos State for suspected land-grabbing, fraud, and theft.
“I was suspended because they asked me to hand over Iyana Ipaja Market tolls and revenue to Ejigbadero,” the suspended chairman revealed.
He continued: “There is no need to twist facts because I could sense that the Lagos Government already trying to twist the facts and facts must not be twisted.
“The cause of the suspension is that I am directed by the Lagos State House of Assembly to give the revenue and market tolls of Iyana Ipaja market to Mr Abiodun Ishola Ejigbadero. There is a written document to that fact and that is the basis of the suspension.
“The second thing is that they claim Abiodun Ishola Ejibaduro is the owner of all land from Iyana Ipaja to Idimu.”
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