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Lagos Councillor Undergoes Knee Surgery In Canada

by Rosemary Opara
December 31, 2021
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Chairperson of the Lagos Mainland Local Government of Lagos State, Hon. Rashidat Omolola Essien has undergone knee surgery in Canada.

The 68-year old who is running her second term in office as council chairperson under the platform of the All Progressives Congress in (APC), Nigerian Tribune gathered, left the shore of the country for Canada on October 5, 2021 following a deteriorating right knee.

Ever since, she has been conducting the affairs of the council, holding management meeting and giving approvals to vouchers via zoom.

Hon. Rashidat Omolola Essien

According to a member of staff at the council who craved anonymity, the absence of the council chairperson has rendered all the nine elected councillors inactive, saying, none of them could implement or embark on any programme without her approval.

The source said, “The council chairperson has been battling worsening right knee injury even before her inauguration on July 27. This is why she had to travel to Canada for surgical operation.

“She has been away for three months and her absence has adversely affected activities at the council. It has also affected development projects as nothing could be done in her absence.

“In other local government areas and LCDAs across the State, we have seen and heard how their chairmen celebrated 100 days in office with the commissioning of projects, but here in Lagos Mainland, Hon Essien was away in Canada where she is recuperating from her knee surgery hence she couldn’t mark her first 100 days in office.

“Although she didn’t officially handover authority to anyone, a civil servant and politician, Mr Logun Taofeek is acting on her behalf while she communicates with the council management and councillors through zoom meeting.

“She also approves vouchers through zoom while Taofeek signed after he must have held a zoom meeting with her where he sought her approval.

In fact I can say that her absence has grounded activities at the council.

“There has not been any form of development and empowerment programmes since the inauguration of this current administration.” 

Responding, Vice-chairman of the council, Hon Emilagba Jubril waved off the allegation describing it as baseless.

While keeping mute on the alleged conduction of the council affairs and holding of management meeting by the absentee chairperson through zoom, Jubril stated that activities at the council are running smoothly unhindered, adding, “Everything is ok. We are operating effectively as we should and the council is running optimally without any rancour. There is no problem at the council” he retorted.

Meanwhile Chairman, National Union of Local Government Employee (NULGE), Lagos Mainland Local Government chapter, Mr Abowaba Abolore has said the absence of the council chairperson has no negative impact on activities at the council.

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