Council crisis: Appeal Court fixes April 1 to hear Oyo govt’s case

The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan, on monday afternoon fixed April 1 to hear an appeal filed by the Oyo State Government challenging a court order not to dissolve the 33 local government chairmen and 35 LCDA chairmen.

EkoHotBlog reports that Justice Aderonke Aderemi of the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan on May 6, 2019, ordered the Oyo State Government not to dissolve the council chairmen.

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At the resumed hearing of the suit yesterday, counsel to the respondents, Niyi Akintola, SAN, told the court that he filed his brief of argument out of time, beseeching the court to grant his application for extension of time, saying the brief of argument was supported with an 18-paragraph affidavit served on the respondents.

On his part, counsel to the claimants, Kunle Kalejaye, SAN, informed the court that he would not oppose the application.

The three-man panel of appeal, chaired by Justice Jimi Bada, granted the application for extension of time as he in the same vein adjourned hearing in the main appeal till April 1.

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