In a surprising turn of events, the Vice Chairman of Lagelu Local Government Area (LG), Hon. Raji Sadiq Olayinka has debunked receiving any letter as being reported across some online news platforms.
The vice chairman, who expressed shock at the news publication debunked the report in a message forwarded to westernmirror.com.ng on Thursday June 6, noting that he is still out of town.
He stated that he has been out of town for some days and was just returning to Ibadan in order to attend the meeting scheduled to hold tomorrow at the Molete State PDP Secretariat by the leadership of the party.
He explained that contrary to the content of the publication, there was nowhere he was pictured receiving any letter neither was same purported letter sent to him by proxy as he has not employed the service of a personal assistant or other aides.
It would be recalled that consequent upon a memo from the Oyo State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, the Executive Chairman of Lagelu local government, Hon. Mudashiru Kamorudeen was reported on Thursday to have dispatched his vice, Hon. Olayinka Sadiq to Lagelu North Local Council Development Area (LCDA).
While lamenting the turn of event in Lagelu LG since their inauguration, Hon. Olayinka wondered why such publication would be made when nobody had communicated or discussed anything with him regarding any appointment or deployment to the Lagelu North LCDA as reported.
Reports had earlier circulated early hour of Thursday suggesting that Hon. Olayinka Adekanmbi was slated for deployment to Lagelu West LCDA, triggering speculation among residents and stakeholders alike.
In a brief message forwarded to the westernmirror.com Hon. Olayinka clarified, “I have not received any official communication regarding my purported deployment to Lagelu West LCDA.
“Any information suggesting otherwise as being reported is entirely false and should be disregarded in its entirety.”
The alleged deployment had raised eyebrows within Lagelu LG, with Hon. Olayinka’s supporters expressing concerns over the potential implications for governance and leadership in the council.
However, with the Vice Chairman’s denial, the situation remains uncertain, leaving many to wonder about the motivation behind the initial circulated publication.
Efforts to reach Lagelu LG officials for comment on the matter have so far been unsuccessful as bad network reception continued to interfered with calls made to his mobile line.