The Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare has faulted the ruling of the Court of Appeal which upheld the dissolution of the duly elected Association of Local Government Employees Executives by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, describing it as a travesty of justice which would be redressed at the Supreme court.
Chairman of Oyo State ALGON Prince Ayodeji Abass-Aleshinloye had declared that it was an anomaly for the Governor to dissolve elected local government, just like the Federal government can’t dissolve State government, even as he said they would approach the Supreme Court for redress.
The Minister said as a democrat, he was in alliance with ALGON’s decision to head to the Supreme Court.
“The judgment of the Court of Appeal is unsatisfactory. I stand with ALGON’s bid for justice by heading to the Supreme Court which is the final arbiter in all legal matters. The journey to justice may look long, but we shall support ALGON to pursue this cause within the ambit of the law. This case will be pursued to its logical conclusion.”
The All Progressives Congress-led Council Chairmen had approached the Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan to reverse Governor Makinde’s decision to dissolve the duly elected ALGON Council.
