Olufemi Onisarootu |
Olufemi
Oluseyi Onisarootu, a two time councilor in the Shomolu Local Government Council in Lagos State has always been in the eyes of the
storm.
After the drama In 2007, where residents alleged that he was imposed on the people of Ward B of the council area by an alleged godfather who is also his uncle, this time, the residents are alleging that after Olufemi was sworn in for a second term, he has been "living large" in the United States of America.
Olufemi's alleged absence from his official duties has become a cause for concern and is causing tension among councillors in Shomolu LGA who cannot explain his whereabouts .
In an earlier complaint,the people of Ward B stated that Olufemi should not have been sworn in as their councilor since he does not reside in Shomolu but in Olateju street in Mushin.
A source in Shomolu who does not want his name mentioned asked "Can you imagine Shomolu LGA paying an absentee councilor his monthly salary and other entitlements while he is in Durkheim, USA with his family after wining a visa lottery in 2011. His account is with Skye bank."
After the drama In 2007, where residents alleged that he was imposed on the people of Ward B of the council area by an alleged godfather who is also his uncle, this time, the residents are alleging that after Olufemi was sworn in for a second term, he has been "living large" in the United States of America.
Olufemi's alleged absence from his official duties has become a cause for concern and is causing tension among councillors in Shomolu LGA who cannot explain his whereabouts .
In an earlier complaint,the people of Ward B stated that Olufemi should not have been sworn in as their councilor since he does not reside in Shomolu but in Olateju street in Mushin.
A source in Shomolu who does not want his name mentioned asked "Can you imagine Shomolu LGA paying an absentee councilor his monthly salary and other entitlements while he is in Durkheim, USA with his family after wining a visa lottery in 2011. His account is with Skye bank."
To hush things up, it was alleged that some so called elders of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Shomolu get a certain percentage of Olufemi's salary.
Even when council chairman bpught and allocated vehicles to councilors and political officers in the LGA, Olufemi also benefited as it was collected on his behalf by his family.
It was revealed that Olufemi was initially given medical exemption letter for
three months but this has run into years. Those who complained and asked
questions on the nature of his illness where silenced.
Our source revealed that members of his (Olufemi's) family
came to move his own car away from where it was parked at the council recently.
Some days to the last local government election, Olufemi flew
into the country and left the 3rd day after he was fraudulently declared the
winner of the election. He also came for the
verdict of the tribunal after which he had not been to Nigeria but
continue to receive money through criminal connivance with the ACN.
The residents of Ward B have started
the process of recalling him.
A
PDP stewart who also spoke on the condition of anonymity said, "SinceOlufemi became a councilor for the second term, through dubious means, he has not performed his official duty up to ten (10) days in office. If it was PDP or another party that did this, ACN would have cried foul. So this is what is happening in Shomolu LGAl and nothing is going to happen since this is what
the ACN does as they believe they are in charge in Lagos State".
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