A former lawmaker, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has called on the federal government to commence the release of monthly allocations to the reinstated Osun State local government executives of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In a statement, Oyintiloye, who represented Obokun State Constituency, criticized the local government election conducted by the state government over the weekend, calling it a waste of taxpayers’ money.
He described the election as illegal, arguing that the Appeal Court had already reinstated the sacked APC council chairmen.
He further stated that the state government would be held accountable for the resources spent on the election.
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Oyintiloye urged the federal government to immediately begin releasing funds to the reinstated chairmen, emphasising that this would help fast-track grassroots development, which had been neglected since their purported sack in 2022.
With less than nine months remaining in their tenure, he stressed that the timely release of allocations would enable the chairmen to implement developmental projects effectively.
He also commended the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, for his professionalism in handling security matters and preventing abuse of power in the state.
“I want to appeal to the federal government to start releasing the monthly allocation to the APC reinstated council chairmen in the state aof this month.”