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| Ibikunle Amosun |
Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun has suspended the Chairman of Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area, Bashiru Oladele Adeniji, for three weeks, over dirty environment in the council.
The governor suspended Adeniji yesterday on Ilo-Awela Road when he was travelling to Ipokia.
A source said the governor and his convoy was on Ilo-Awela road enroute Ipokia, came across several vehicles driving against traffic and accosted one of them in a Sienna vehicle.
Amosun, who is known for adherence to traffic rules and clean environment, alighted from his vehicle and interrogated the driver, who reportedly said it was because of the dirty environment in the area.
The source added: “The driver of the Sienna car told the governor that he deliberately took one way because of the dirty environment, which he said he disliked.
“The driver showed the governor piles of refuse on different parts of the road, which a rain flood reportedly caused and which he called an eye sore.”
Amosun was said to have handed over the erring driver to the State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) for disciplinary action.
The governor reportedly held the council chairman responsible for the dirty environment.
