Akeredolu orders dissolution of oil committees

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has dissolved all oil-related committees in Ilaje and Ese-Odo Local Government Areas of the state.

The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Olusegun Ajiboye, said in a statement in Akure on Wednesday that the dissolution would take immediate effect.

It advised all oil companies in the council areas to take note of the directive and to desist from dealing with members of such committees.

The statement further urged members of the various committees to comply with the directive and refrain from acts that might lead to a breach of the peace in the council areas.

It further called on security agencies to take note of the development.

“Governor Akeredolu remains committed to developing every part of the state and to use all the God-given resources for the progress and development of the state and its people,” the statement said.