The position of the Lagos State Commissioner for Waterfront, Kabiru Abdullahi, is under threat after a petition was written against him by some aggrieved group members.
The Arewa Community of the All Progressive Party in the South-West accused Abdullahi, who was the group’s General Secretary, of gross misconduct and imposing himself on the group as its Chairman.
This development happened a few years after Abdullahi, with the help of some people, overthrew the democratically elected chairman, Sidi Ali, from his position. Ali fell ill after he lost his post. Unfortunately, he didn’t recover from the illness. Accusing fingers were pointed at Abdullahi for contributing to Ali’s death. Abdullahi also allegedly seized some of the properties belonging to the group and has been using them for his personal gain.
He sabotaged efforts made at electing a new chairman for the group because of his thirst for power, despite the fact that he neglected members of the group without contributing to their welfare and has stayed in power for over 20 years.
This is not the first time that the character of the commissioner is being questioned. He was also accused by the Lagos State House of Assembly of misconduct and disobedience to constituted authority.
The assembly had summoned him over his official activities. He was called upon severally to submit documents for a midyear budget review, but he failed to appear. The Assembly had to constitute a committee to investigate the activities of the commissioner. There is an indication that he might be stripped of his position if found guilty.
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