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Embattled Wale Adedayo Kicks As Ijebu East Councilors Move For Impeachment

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September 15, 2023

Councillors in Ijebu East Council of Ogun State, yesterday, impeached the suspended Chairman of the council, Wale Adedayo, over allegations of financial misappropriation and diversion of council funds, among other allegations against him.

This is contained in a statement by the Leader of the Legislative Council of the local government, Fasheyi Akindele.

The statement reads: “The councillors of Ijebu East Local Government of Ogun State earlier today impeached the suspended Chairman of the local government, Hon. Wale Adedayo, over allegations of financial misappropriation and diversion of council funds, among other allegations made against him.

“After series of invitations by the House, which were ignored in the past, Adedayo eventually appeared before the legislative council today as the councillors continued their probe of the chairman.”

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“The suspended Chairman owned up before the full house of 11 councillors that he diverted federal allocations sent to the council by the state government and used them for purposes other than what the state government approved.”

The statement also claimed that Adedayo spent the council funds till August 2023, even when the budget was yet to be approved, whereas the laws only allow him to spend till March 2023.
It also quoted Adedayo as claiming that he used N5.2 million to produce 20 pieces of chairs and tables, instead of the 290 chairs that the money was meant for as approved by the state government.

It said the chairman ran foul of the laws of the land, specifically the Ogun State Local Government Laws 2006 and that serious impeachable offences were established.

“Therefore, the Leader of the House pronounced Mr Wale Adedayo impeached as the Chairman of Ijebu East LG.” Adedayo had, earlier in the morning, appeared before the legislators to defend allegations of financial misappropriation and maladministration levelled against him.

Our correspondent gathered that Adedayo, who arrived at the council’s secretariat in the company of his two aides about 7:47 a.m. was called in to appear before the councillors around 10:22 a.m. and came out around 12:02 p.m.

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The councillors were said to have been brought into the council premises in a white Coaster civilian bus with registration number OGUN AH 782 DED guarded by the police in a white Toyota Hilux patrol van.

Adedayo, while speaking on his appearance before the councillors, said he was not fighting any personal cause with the government in power in the state, but fighting for the good people of the local government.

Adedayo said: “I was at Ogbere this morning to honour the invitation of the Legislative Council. I did not go in with any documents. I referred them to all files in the office to guide them in the investigation.”

“I’m aware they were being sponsored from Abeokuta, but they denied it. The bus that brought them into the council secretariat is from Abeokuta, it belongs to the state government. I don’t have any issue with that.”

He added: “I told them to be thorough in their investigation because posterity will judge each and every one of us. I am not fighting for myself. I am doing this in the interest of Ijebu East Local Government.”

“Meanwhile, I got information now that after I left the place, the Leader of the House pushed a motion for impeachment. Five of the councillors along with the Leader supported the motion.”

“I told them this morning they were acting a script written by those in Abeokuta. All the documents about the allegations against me are in the office. But I know Mr Governor is offended that we opened up to the public about how the Federal Allocation belonging to Ijebu East Local Government was being spent.”

Adedayo said, he had done his duty as an Afenifere by letting his Leader know why they have not been able to do much since they got into office, saying the rest would be decided by the court.