Protesters under the aegis of Concerned Citizens
for Justice and Accountability, on Thursday stormed the national headquarters of
the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in Abuja, demanding the
sack of the National President, Mr. Kolade David.
The protesters, who stormed the ALGON secretariat
before the commencement of the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the
association were armed with placards bearing various inscriptions such as:
'LCDA is not recognised'; 'Development council chairman cannot be national
president'; LCDA is not recognised in 774 LGAs in Nigeria', among others.
The leader of the protesters, Mr. Yusuf Itopa, while
addressing journalists demanded that David should immediately hand over to the
new National President, Mohammed Aliyu, who is also the Chairman of Soba Local
Government Area in Kaduna State.
Itopa stated: "We are here to protest against
the illegality happening in the leadership of ALGON. The current national president
of the ALGON is not eligible and legally elected according to ALGON
constitution. ALGON is for 774 LGAs in Nigeria. The chairmen of the local
government areas are the ones eligible to elect their leaders.
"The current national president of ALGON is
not qualified to hold the position because he came from Bariga LCDA which is
not among the 774 LGAs in Nigeria. The new President of ALGON is Mohammed Aliyu
who is from Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna State. He has been legally
elected in his local government area and he is also the chairman of ALGON in
Kaduna State.”
The NEC of ALGON had earlier removed David as the
national president for allegedly contravening the association’s constitution.
But David had in a telephone interview with THISDAY
debunked the report, saying it was not true that he has been removed, and that
those behind it are 'cabals' using the name of ALGON for business.
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