Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has suspended all Local Government caretaker committees appointed by his predecessor, the late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, pending the resolution of the matter in court.
The caretaker committees were appointed and sworn-in for the 18 Local Government Areas and the newly created 33 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) by the late governor.
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had gone to court to challenge the appointment of the caretaker committees following which an order was secured from an Akure high court restraining the committees from being inaugurated.
The PDP’s contention is hinged on the fact that only democratically elected officials should run the LGAs as provided for by the 1999 Constitution as amended.
On their part, members of the caretaker committees filed a counter-application to secure a reprieve for a stay of execution of the initial order.
The caretaker committees, on the strength that they had already been sworn-in before the order was made, continued to administer the councils.
However, on Wednesday, Aiyedatiwa, through the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, in a letter signed by Alonge Adewale, suspended all the caretaker chairmen indefinitely.
