Oyo State Civil Servant, one Mr. Bashiru Badiru Badmus who doubles chairman of Femiti Oluwa Oke Odo Alapata Residents Association, an area of Egbeda Local Government has commenced forceful payment of electric transformer despite a functional one in the area.
The community which inhabits around 1000 residents has six divisions for better administration was electrified in the year 1998 through the neighbouring community, Olosan, Ward 7 of the local government area, before benefitting from five electric transformers facilitated by Alhaji Apampa in 2006 to neighbouring communities including Wakajaye, Ajagba, Temidire, Oke odo Alapata, and Olorisaoko respectively.
Mr Bashiru Badiru (Badmus) was formerly a-two term vice- chairman of the community, before he manipulatedly emerged a substantial chairman after the impactful ruling of Mr. Olayinka Lateef Olaleye, known as “Omojo Yibo” in 2022.
Before then, Badiru had spearheaded forceful contribution of millions of naira for an “illegal” new cable building which were all retrieved elsewhere without no record till date.
As a matter of fact, Badiru, who is a member of the ruling party in Egbeda Local Government Area consistently requests unlawful payment from members of the community, saying he wanted another transformer at all cost, whereas federal lawmaker representing Egbeda/Ona- Ara, Hon. Akin Alabi has planned to support the area with a requested transformer since 2019, and repeated in 2023 during his campaign to the area.
Femiti Oluwa Oke Odo Residents Association leader said he would inflict pains and terror in the area, if his intention was not met.
Recently, he conspired with some other leaders in the area, disconnecting members’ electric cables without knowledge, as the #20,000 payment imposed paid half or near completion by residents.
On Sunday 10th November, 2024, illegal members of power disconnecting team with one retired staff of the defunct National Electricity Power Authority, NEPA, Mr Seyi Adeyemo, with Badiru, directed disconnections of residents’ electric cables.
The team succeeded on households who were either yet to contribute or near completion. At a respected journalist’s rented apartment whose houseowner, Mrs Taiwo Adediran who lives in Bodija, with earlier #13,000 agreed payment for procurement of a new transformer, about five years ago which Badiru, said had developed to #20,000 was also tampered with.
The team insisted the said remainder, which was informed through Division 6 of the parent’s resident forum on Saturday should be paid by the journalist otherwise be disconnected.
The journalist explained gentlemannly that he had put a call across his landlord severally without connection. The team insisted without payment he would be disconnected.
“I was informed only yesterday about this. My landlord as not reachable and I promise to pay on her behalf by the close of the week”, he said.
Mr Bashiru Badiru (Badmus) and his team said the government, Police and officials of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company had authorized the decision.
Meanwhile, the affected residents have called on the government of Oyo State, Commissioner of Police, CP Ayodele Sonubi, and Minister of Power in Nigeria, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, to rescue the Oke Odo Alapata Community from undue exploitation, and misrule in no time as Mr. Badiru, who works for Oyo State Government, frantically says he was directed by the Monatan Branch of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, be called to order from soiling the civil service, which is believed to be anonymous and non- partisan, Oyo Civil servant, Badiru Badmus forces residents to contribute new transformer despite functional one.
Oyo State Civil Servant, one Mr. Bashiru Badiru Badmus who doubles chairman of Femiti Oluwa Oke Odo Alapata Residents Association, an area of Egbeda Local Government has commenced forceful payment of electric transformer despite a functional one in the area.
The community which inhabits around 1000 residents has six divisions for better administration was electrified in the year 1998 through the neighbouring community, Olosan, Ward 7 of the local government area, before benefitting from five electric transformers facilitated by Alhaji Apampa in 2006 to neighbouring communities including Wakajaye, Ajagba, Temidire, Oke odo Alapata, and Olorisaoko respectively.
Mr Bashiru Badiru (Badmus) was formerly a-two term vice- chairman of the community, before he manipulatedly emerged a substantial chairman after the impactful ruling of Mr. Olayinka Lateef Olaleye, known as “Omojo Yibo” in 2022.
Before then, Badiru had spearheaded forceful contribution of millions of naira for an “illegal” new cable building which were all retrieved elsewhere without no record till date.
As a matter of fact, Badiru, who is a member of the ruling party in Egbeda Local Government Area consistently requests unlawful payment from members of the community, saying he wanted another transformer at all cost, whereas federal lawmaker representing Egbeda/Ona- Ara, Hon. Akin Alabi has planned to support the area with a requested transformer since 2019, and repeated in 2023 during his campaign to the area.
Femiti Oluwa Oke Odo Residents Association leader said he would inflict pains and terror in the area, if his intention was not met.
Recently, he conspired with some other leaders in the area, disconnecting members’ electric cables without knowledge, as the #20,000 payment imposed paid half or near completion by residents.
On Sunday 10th November, 2024, illegal members of power disconnecting team with one retired staff of the defunct National Electricity Power Authority, NEPA, Mr Seyi Adeyemo, with Badiru, directed disconnections of residents’ electric cables.
The team succeeded on households who were either yet to contribute or near completion. At a respected journalist’s rented apartment whose houseowner, Mrs Taiwo Adediran who lives in Bodija, with earlier #13,000 agreed payment for procurement of a new transformer, about five years ago which Badiru, said had developed to #20,000 was also tampered with.
The team insisted the said remainder, which was informed through Division 6 of the parent’s resident forum on Saturday should be paid by the journalist otherwise be disconnected.
The journalist explained gentlemannly that he had put a call across his landlord severally without connection. The team insisted without payment he would be disconnected.
” I was informed only yesterday about this. My landlord as not reachable and I promise to pay on her behalf by the close of the week”, he said.
Mr Bashiru Badiru( Badmus) and his team said the government, Police and officials of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company had authorized the decision.
Meanwhile, the affected residents have called on the government of Oyo State, Commissioner of Police, CP Ayodele Sonubi, and Minister of Power in Nigeria, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, to rescue the Oke Odo Alapata Community from undue exploitation, and misrule in no time as Mr. Badiru, who works for Oyo State Government, frantically says he was directed by the Monatan Branch of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, be called to order from soiling the civil service, which is believed to be anonymous and non- partisan, against chaos and trouble foment.
Recall, a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, in 2020 has delivered a landmark judgement that Nigerians who live in a residential estate cannot be compelled to be a member of the Community Development Association (CDA) popularly known as residents’ association of estate.
This decision of the Court has put an end to any future arbitrariness of resident associations in Nigeria.
By this decision, payment of dues is now voluntary and forcing residents to be members has now been declared unconstitutional.
Residents in Lagos State will no longer be subjected and compelled to pay outrageous membership dues and other levies.
The judgement was delivered on Friday, 25th of September, 2020, by Honorable Justice Oweibo, sitting at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos.
This suit (FHC/L/CS/982/2020) was filed by Megawatts Nigeria Ltd (Applicant) through its counsel Mr. Kayode Adeniji of Lawracles LP, against the Registered Trustees of Gbagada Phase II Residents’ Association and others as respondents.
Facts deposed to on court processes show that Gbagada Phase II Residents Association had been sending notices: requesting the payment of estate dues from 2017 to 2020 for sums ranging from 300 hundred thousand to 200 thousand naira annually, to Megawatts Nigeria Limited.
The position of the Residents Association is that since Megawatts Nig. Ltd is a company resident within the estate, it is bound to pay demanded dues and levies which was won in favour of the Megawatts Limited.