Osun Assembly Suspends Ife-North LG Chairman Over Misconduct

The embattled Chairman of Ife North Local Government area, Hon Taiwo Orosanya has been suspended for two months by the Osun State House of Assembly over gross misconduct.

As passed at the plenary on Monday 4th of May, 2020, the State House of Assembly under the leadership of Rt Hon Timothy Owoeye asked the suspended Chairman to handover to the Vice-Chairman, Hon. Adeyeba Ayoola Ebenezer.

The House had received the report and recommendations of the joint Committees on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and Judiciary, Legal Matters, Public petitions and Human Rights before suspending Orosanya.

As recommended, the letter emphasised that the Joint Committees of the House having examined and investigated various allegations levelled against the chairman of Ife North via-a-vis his response, found him wanting of the allegations of gross misconduct.

According to the recommendation, “That after a thorough deliberation on the notification of “Vote of No Confidence” passed by the Parliamentarians of Ife North Local Government on the Chairman, Hon. Taiwo Hassan Orosanya and submitted to the Honourable House, the State of Osun House of Assembly hereby resolves that Hon Taiwo Hassan Orosanya, having failed to explain to the satisfaction of the House how substantial funds of the Local Government were expended was found guilty of gross misconduct levelled against him, should vacate his office as Chairman of the Council and handover to the Vice-Chairman (who will function in acting capacity) for a period of two (2) months effective from Monday May to Friday, 3 July, 2020 in line with the provisions of section 11 of the State of Osun Local Government Areas (Creation and Administration) Law, 5″, Osun Assembly recommended.