Concerned residents of Eti-Osa East LCDA staged a protest at Lagos State House of Assembly, demanding the removal of chairman John Ogundare, who was allegedly indicted for misappropriation of the council's 2023 budget.
Concerned residents of Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Area , yesterday, staged a protest at Lagos State House of Assembly demanding the removal of chairman, John Ogundare , who was allegedly indicted in a report by the legislative council...
According to him, among the allegations were failure to pay running costs to various departments of the council based on the 2023 budget; neglecting balance payments to past political office holders against governmental advice; unauthorised project execution and contract awards without legislative approval; non-adherence to the 2023 budget for school and primary healthcare construction/renovation; and failure to comply with legislative requests for income and expenditure records.
Responding to the protest, a representative of the Lagos Mainland Constituency 2, Adebola Shabi, appreciated the protesters for their peaceful conduct. Only time will tell whether the recent tariff hike announced by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has come to stay or rather test the resolve of the citizenry.
Protest Lagos State House Of Assembly Chairman John Ogundare Indictment Misappropriation 2023 Budget Eti-Osa East LCDA
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