Youths kick against Lagos Assembly’s call for LCDA sole administrator’s removal




Some youths from Oriade Local Council Development Area, LCDA, have protested against the call for the removal of the council’s Sole Administrator, Habeeb Aileru by the Lagos State House of Assembly.

The Assembly had on Monday called on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to suspend Aileru over alleged misappropriation of council funds.

The lawmakers frowned at his disobedience to local council laws and flagrant disregard of the governor’s directives.

The decision of the House followed a complaint and motion by the Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts (Local), Bisi Yusuff.

He said that the sole administrator’s recklessness was discovered in the state Auditor-General report the committee was currently working on.

But the protesting youths, led by the President of Progressive Youth Initiative, Dayo Soyoye, said the sole administrator was not given fair hearing and kicked against the call for his removal.

They chanted solidarity songs and carried placards with various inscriptions at the Alausa seat of government to drive home their grievances.

Soyoye told newsmen that the protesters were against the resolution of the House that Aileru should be removed.

The youth later dispersed as no government official was around to address them, while their leader went to submit a letter to the governor’s office.

In the letter dated July 12, which was addressed to Governor Ambode and signed by Soyoye, the protesters noted that Aileru was not given a fair hearing by the Assembly.


They described the call for his removal as counter-productive and called on Ambode to urgently ensure justice, not just for Aileru, but for the good people of Oriade LCDA.

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