In what seem like a drama of the absurd on Thursday night, the Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu removed the Local Government Council Chairman nominee for Akoko North East LG, Alhaji Musa Kasali over accusations he is loyal to the Segun Abraham faction of the All Progressive Congress(APC), inside sources have revealed to SunshineReporters. Alhaji Kasali, it is reported, failed to convince the Governor beyond reasonable doubt he frolicked with the rival faction of their party.
Consequently, the Governor is reported to have also concluded plans to send a letter to the House of Assembly to announce his decision and then replace him with Mr. Omojola Asimi, a Primary Six holder political rookie.
The choice of the Governor is not going down well with political leaders from the LG. A key stakeholder, that will like to remain anonymous, expressed fear over the inability of Asimi to communicate in English. "How can the Governor do this to us? We all know Omojola Asimi cannot stand in front of a crowd and speak two correct sentences at a stretch. It will be catastrophic if such character is given such a critical position at a time the FG is trying to instigate fundamental reform in the LG. It will be largely counter productive. If the Governor want to empower Omojola, there are other political appointments that will not subject him to public scrutiny considering he doesn't even have WAEC. Although, I believe being an SAN, the Governor won't denigrate so low.", the politician said.
"Even if the Governor allow this to scale through, our hope will rely on the House of Assembly to correct this abnormality. At least, the Speaker is a graduate. The Governor should just please substitute Asimi with a more qualified person who is capable of lifting the Council out of the perpetual security issues we are confronted with."
SunshineReporters will keep you posted as events unfold.
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