Prince Adewole Adebayo, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate in the recent general elections, has criticized Plateau State Governor Mr. Caleb Mutfwtang’s recent dissolution of the local government administration.
According to Adebayo, it is unconstitutional for state governors to meet with local government council administration on the ground because all electoral votes, whether at the national, state, or local government levels, are the same.
Adebayo’s admonition came in response to the Plateau State Governor’s suspension of the administration of the 17 local government areas councils.
Mutfwtang said the suspension was based on inability of the chairmen to make available records of their income and expenditure to the State House of Assembly even as he has sworn in immediately an interim transition committee chairmen.
Adebayo, through his verified twitter account @Pres_Adebayo, said its unconstitutional misconduct of state governors to dissolve such administration when their tenure has not elapsed.
Unconstitutional misconduct of State Governors whimsically dissolving LGA Councils they met on ground is undemocratic and grossly illegal. All votes are equally sovereign. It is the same electorates that vote in National, State and Local Government elections. All are sacred.
He advised the Plateau governor to restore dissolved local government councils in compliance with Supreme Court judgment.
He said:
Plateau State Governor and other despots should promptly restore dissolved LG Councils in compliance with Supreme Court judgement in Yantaba vs Governor of Katsina State (2022) 1 NWLR PT. 1811 AT 259, and other Supreme Court judgements enforcing section 7(1) of the Constitution.
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