The Oyo State House of Assembly has suspended four local government chairmen over allegations of financial impropriety, mismanagement of council funds and abuse of office, barely a day after three of them defected from the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) alongside former Chief of Staff to Governor Seyi Makinde, Segun Ogunwuyi, in Ogbomoso.
The suspended chairmen are Hon. Timothy Oyeniyi of Ogbomoso South, Hon. Olateju Michael Alabi of Oriire, Hon. Adegbite Isaiah of Surulere and Hon. Muritala Abiodun Oyewumi of Iwajowa Local Government.
Oyeniyi, Alabi and Adegbite were among the 32 APM chieftains who joined the APC at a rally held on Tuesday at Oja’Gbo, in front of Soun Ogunlola Hall, Ogbomoso, alongside Ogunwuyi.
Other defectors included former Deputy Chief of Staff to the late Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala, Alhaji Rasak Gbadegesin, popularly known as Agbeti, Dr. Banji Folaranmi, Hon. Peter Oyetunji and APM Chairman in Ogbomoso North, Hon. Jimoh Sikiru.
The Assembly announced the suspension during Wednesday’s plenary, presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Mohammed Fadeyi.
The development also comes amid recent resignations by political appointees in two local governments within the Ogbomoso axis.
Hon. Oladipo Sunday Adebayo, Secretary of Ogo-Oluwa Local Government, and Adeleke Yemi Damola, Special Assistant on Intergovernmental Affairs in Ogbomoso South Local Government, resigned their appointments with effect from November 9, 2026.
The resignations preceded Tuesday’s defection rally, where council secretaries, chiefs of staff, supervisory councillors and special assistants from Ogbomoso North, Ogbomoso South, Surulere and Ogo-Oluwa local governments were also listed among those who joined the APC.
Confirming the suspension, the House Majority Leader, Hon. Sanjo Adedoyin, and Chairman of the House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Hon. Akintunde Olajide, told Western Mirror that petitions from the affected councils alleged mismanagement of public funds and abuse of office.
Adedoyin said the House had directed the committee to investigate the allegations and submit its report within one week.
Olajide said the committee had sent formal invitations to the affected chairmen to appear before it on Tuesday and respond to the allegations.
He cited Sections 128 and 129 of the 1999 Constitution as the basis for the Assembly’s investigative powers, adding that the committee would conclude its investigation and submit its findings and recommendations to the House.
The lawmaker stressed that the investigation would follow due process, irrespective of the identities or political affiliations of the affected chairmen.
He said the findings and recommendations would guide the House in determining the next legislative steps on the allegations against the four council chairmen.
Kehinde Ayanboade
Kehinde Ayanboade is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Naija Metro News, with over eight years of experience covering Nigerian politics, crime, legislative proceedings and metropolitan affairs.
