Amuwo Odofin Youth Blast Lawmaker, Alli-Macaulay, Over Comments On Young People, Call For Immediate Recall

The youth said the comment by the lawmaker that Nigeria’s young people were high on hard drugs was inciting and aimed to malign the good intentions of young men and women in reforming the country.

The Amuwo Odofin Stakeholders Consultative Forum has berated Lagos Assembly member, Mojisola Alli-Macaulay, over her comments ascribing the destruction of properties to peaceful protesters.

The group in a statement by Kingsley E. Nwanze, Convener, Amuwo Odofin Intelligentsia, and Gbenga N. Akinbinu, NYCN, Amuwo Odofin Chapter, said young people in the community stopped thugs from attacking businesses during the violence that broke out in Lagos recently contrary to claims by the lawmaker.

The youth said the comment by the lawmaker that Nigeria’s young people were high on hard drugs was inciting and aimed to malign the good intentions of young men and women in reforming the country.

The statement reads, “In respect of gross misrepresentation of the constituents of Amuwo Odofin Constituency One (1) in Lagos State House of Assembly by Mrs Mojisola Kehinde Alli Macaulay. We woke up to see a viral video where she alleged that Nigerian youth were high on hard drugs. According to her, this action has resulted in the sudden consciousness of Nigerian youth on social media.

“This statement is not only inciting but also callously targeted at maligning the good intentions of peaceful Nigerian youth in birthing a Nigeria that works in the interest of all her citizens.

“We would like to state emphatically, that we are not in support of destruction of properties by hoodlums. It is on record that Amuwo Odofin youth protected all business premises within the local government and they were highly commended by well-meaning Nigerians including the Executive Chairman of the local government council, Engr (Dr) Valentine Oluwaseyi Buraimoh.

“It is unfortunate that our representative at the Lagos State House of Assembly did not have a good grasp of the positive contributions of Amuwo Odofin youth during the crisis that ravaged other parts of Lagos State.

“It is more saddening to hear that our representative is joining a bandwagon in regulating the social media space for selfish reasons. Nigerian youth are synonymous with social media and that has been the only available platform to vent their frustrations and misgivings about government irresponsibility.

“Our representative made an attempt to draw a comparison with the United Kingdom on mitigating youth unemployment. But unfortunately, she did not mention the several cushioning programs designed by the United Kingdom Government to mitigate the challenges resulting from youth unemployment.”

The group, therefore, called for her immediate recall from the Lagos State House of Assembly.

“We seize this opportunity to inform the global community and Nigerian populace that our representative has not in any way made an attempt to sponsor or support bills aimed at addressing youth unemployment in Lagos State.

“The following under-listed are the grounds for her immediate recall from the Lagos State House of Assembly.

“She does not have a functional constituency office as required by law within the constituency for almost two years in office.

“She has not prepared any bill aimed at improving the lives of her constituents and by extension Lagos State.

“Her continuous representation is totally against the wellbeing of her constituents.

“It was widely circulated on major social media platforms that she used COVID-19 palliative items as gifts at her last birthday party.

“She has refused to give her account of stewardship at the Lagos State House of Assembly since she assumed office.

“She has also religiously remained inaccessible since she assumed office.

“These grounds have given impetus to the commencement of legal proceedings in recalling her as our representative at the Lagos State House of Assembly.

“This document is signed on behalf of the good people of Amuwo Odofin Stakeholders Consultative Forum.”

Nigeriabiafra80:
Indomie senator

Moferere:
Don't be deceived, recall is nearly impossible, going by Nigeria's constitution

limeta:
Recall the fat cow

Sanchez01:

This is wrong. I'd understand if you said a recall is nearly impossible owing to our type of politics but basing your claim around the constitution is totally wrong.

There is a laid out process for recall a lawmaker in Nigeria. And that the people have never activated it does not mean it is not backed by the constitution.

The INEC Chairman first needs to receive a petition before the process can be started. The constitution is clear on how to go about this.

Moferere:

Go back and study the constitution. Recall is an herculean task.
I stand to be corrected.

Sanchez01:

The recall process in contained in SECTION 110 OF THE 1999 CONSTITUTION. That the process is difficult does not make it 'nearly impossible'. Remember that Dino Melaye barely escaped a recall, all thanks to the discrepancies of the Yahaya Bello-led government. A petition to the INEC Chairman can be done within three days and the process can be started in less than two, at most three weeks.

The Kogi State process against Dino wasn't even difficult, considering the fact that he was a senator. This is a bloody House of Assembly member and the whole thing wouldn't even waste time as that of a Senator.

A recall is very much doable. All you need to set it in motion is for the people to petition the INEC Chairman. The commission will set the ball rolling while the people only need to come out enmasse to embarrass the politician by choosing a 'yes' during the referendum.

Moferere:


You are confusing yourself, not me. The highlighted portion is wrong.

In fact, Yahaya Bello did a perfect job by gathering signatures to recall him.

But what happened, it failed because two-third of the REGISTERED VOTERS MUST VOTE in the recall exercise.

How do you gather them when half of the names on voters list are simulated voters?

Sanchez01:

How you contradicted yourself on this is beyond me. YB gathered signatures which were used to petition the INEC chairman over Dino's recall. It worked. Voters didn't turn up but the State government was clearly 'everywhere' and resorted to using dead folks as voters during the exercise.



The emboldened in your post was the major discrepancy recorded during the recall. Again, there is no herculean task in the recall process as enshrined in the constitution, which was what set off this argument; gather signatures, petition the INEC chairman and the recall process is set in motion. How 'herculean' is that?

By the way, could you please point to your own version of the 'constitution' which makes the recall process 'nearly impossible'?