Mayor Nancy Vaughan issued the following statement in support of City Manager Tai Jaiyeoba on Friday, Feb. 9:
“The incident that occurred December 28, 2023, at City Manager Jaiyeoba’s home continues to generate public interest.
“There is no active law enforcement investigation. Additionally, I have not received any information to cause me to call into question Mr. Jaiyeoba’s character or fitness to serve as City Manager.
“While the City Council is a public body, and therefore strives to be transparent, that same transparency under State statute has limits. I consider this to be a family matter and Mr. Jaiyeoba is entitled to privacy, just as any family experiencing similar circumstances.
“It is my position that there is no need to rush to judgement. As a governing body, we support the excellent work City Manager Jaiyeoba continues to do for our community.”
Vaughan’s statement ignores the main issue and the reason why – over a month after the domestic violence incident involving Jaiyeoba and at least two of his daughters on Dec. 28, 2023 – that event “continues to generate public interest.”
The reason that this incident continues to generate such public interest is the coverup that kept the public from knowing anything about this incident for nearly a month.
This event at Jaiyeoba’s house was not handled like the hundreds of other calls the Greensboro Police Department answers for domestic disturbances. Despite the fact that unofficial reports indicate that this domestic disturbance involved a serious injury requiring medical treatment, there were no arrests. The police report lists three victims and the “Crime incident(s)” as “Assault – Simple Physical” but lists no charges.
That information is from a handwritten police report that was not put in the computer system available to the public. Even when public records requests for specific public records about the event were made, the city refused to release those records in a timely manner.
Despite several requests, no police report has been released for Dec. 29 when Jaiyeoba’s daughters met Greensboro police officers to return to 10 Postbridge Court to retrieve their belongings. The 911 call setting up a time and place to meet with the police officers was released.
It has been widely reported that Jaiyeoba’s shoulder was dislocated during the incident, but it isn’t on the police report or in the other public documents that have so far been released.
The big question is still the coverup. Who ordered that the public records on this event not be made available to the public and what compelling public interest did they cite in making that decision?
The way to make this issue go away is to provide all the information to the public that should have been provided over a month ago.
It’s over!
No-one’s surprised that you want to sweep it under the carpet, BlackCity.
Hey big city it’s January 14th 6 homicides already murders up property crimes up, shoplifting is out of control, homelessness is off the charts. Be proud and speak loud city you and yours are doing Greensboro proud. You just proved Durham is Soooo much better than Greensboro. Feel free to speak anytime you feel like it. I’m giving you Permission.
All of the council members have skeletons in their own closets! There is no excuse for this cover up unless they are afraid of retaliation!
Can’t help but wonder if we have the local leadership we have because the Rhino Times split the Republican vote by endorsing the write in candidate. Outing’s margin of defeat probably went to whomever that person was. I can’t even recall his or her name. I just remember the margin of defeat of the huge turnout of 34,000 was minimal
Do you sincerely believe that Justin Outling would have made different decisions from Nancy Vaughn’s decisions? While Vaughn is a problem, the entire Council is a problem. The Council sets the tone for Greensboro. Sharon Hightower’s voters will continue to re-elect her, the same for Yvonne Johnson and Goldie Wells. Districts are a good idea but only if accompanied by term limits. A primary path to new ideas and avoidance of entrenchment is term limits. I believe this to be true at the local, state, and federal levels.
I do believe Justin would be better than Nancy. Although a Democrat, he is a smart, educated guy and often asked good questions during meetings. He didn’t always go along with the Vaughan, Wells, Hightower, Johnson crowd. Unfortunately, it doesn’t much matter who the mayor is. Most districts keep sending the same people and the at large doesn’t seem to be conservative. GSO is beyond hope.
I agree that the next candidate most likely will have the same type of political views. However, they will be a new and fresh set of eyes and hopefully more open to ideas and solutions. All the ones you list above are old, stale of ideas, and believe that anyone White is the problem. Rotating the members of GCC through term limits will help to rid the GCC of entrenchment.
Time for the Mayor, responsible council members and city officials, to be removed from office. Any other person who interacts with the GPD should be allowed to have paper records and no readily available public records to get a pass on their first domestic violence charge based on the precedent set by the city manager.
More mayor word salad. Scared of losing votes.
why not reach out to the SBI or other authority outside of Greensboro?
Nancy Vaughn cannot get re-elected without the Black vote. Period. She knows this. Her position about the City Manager’s involvement in an assault is purely to save her political career. If she supports forcing him out, she will not get the Black vote, which she needs. That suggests to me the problem lies with Blacks. Blacks will support another Black regardless of the offense. I should like to hear the 911 call. My money is on the word killing, not hurting. That is why the recording is being withheld from the public. Firstly, the recording will show that the 911 operator wrote down correctly what she heard, killing; secondly, when Vaughn reported that the 911 operator wrote down the wrong noun, the recording will confirm that Vaughn will not hesitate to lie. Blacks don’t care about this. Blacks just want a black face in a position of authority to continue to hire unnecessary and unproductive personnel, all of which are Black. I guess it gives them a warm and fuzzy feeling. Who knows? It certainly does not help the vast majority of Blacks in Greensboro, only the chosen few. Vaughn did not write her statement; Chuck Watts along with other city attorneys did. Can you say term limits?
Why not put your name on the race baiting hatred you are spewing Term Limits? The Mayor and city Manager are terrible at their jobs and no friend to liberty or to ordinary citizens, but your shenanigans are wholly worse. No one needs your racism in our community. Please identify yourself so folks can know how sad and pathetic you are.
Every word I write is based in fact. It is you who does not want to hear the facts. It is okay for someone to believe what I write but are against stating it in writing or orally. You have resorted to calling this writer a racist. That is so tiring. It will be a day to celebrate when no one can predict the outcome of the Black vote.
Alex, do you need a tissue or a tampon, let me know I’ll send you a box.
“Can you say term limits?”
That’s not the issue since there is no law against running for office again, and again, etc, which many residents of our states continue to do. I’m reminded of an old saying that the democrats would vote for a “yellow dog” if it was running against a Republican.
Oh, but term limits is the issue. There is no law against limiting terms, otherwise Obama might still be president.
I am not so sure. Look at GSO. Somebody like Sharon Hightower. If she quit today, my guess is her district would just elect another person like her. The same at any level. You assume the same voters would somehow elect better people. I think most normal, smart, accomplished people stay the heck out of politics.
I have family in law enforcement the incident was not handled as other incidents of its kind and does suggest help from the city hierarchy to keep it from the public eye, there in lies the problem. As for the job the city manager is doing one has to look no further than the above article.
Throw the bums, and bumettes, out.
Bravo Forester…good one
Typical democrat scheme of trying to twist the obvious truth into their make-believe world BS. Let’s start with what that dude’s birth name was, and then the rest of the overall fraud will fall into place.
You know Mayor, your statement would be a little more palatable if your Police Chief wasn’t trying to hide things.
Wouldn’t it be nice if the police chief position in the state was allowed to be voted on, like the Sheriffs?
The police chief is only trying to hide things because he was forced to; if he ends up being the scapegoat on this, that is 100% wrong. And I laughed out loud when I read the following quote from the Mayor…“It is my position that there is no need to rush to judgement. As a governing body, we support the excellent work City Manager Jaiyeoba continues to do for our community.” What excellent work are you talking about? Are you kidding me?
I can’t believe she used the word transparency in her statement. Transparency would be a timely release of public records, a subject this council seems to struggle. Tai must have goat pictures.
Jaiyeoba is NOT “entitled to privacy” because (i) he is a prominent local public servant and (ii) all expectation of privacy disappears once you call 911.
This becomes a public matter at that point, and all the more so for a public servant.
This type of incident occurs everyday throughout our now ‘politically correct’ Nation. The very same type offense committed by a White male instead of ANY black person can and IS treated completely different. Justice IS NOT blind in demoncrat ruled America. We have been ignoring this bias for too long and are now really seeing the results.
“The very same type offense committed by a White male instead of ANY black person can and IS treated completely different.” Got any recent, real studies to support this? I ask because in spite of the high profile killing of Black men, studies show the rate of Black deaths at the hands of police is actually less than of white males.
Fire him. If it was any other city employee that did this and acted this way, they would already be gone. This city manager has been bad for the city since he arrived. FIRE HIM!
Everyone can see without any doubt that blacks and white are treated differently. Whites are always wrong and blacks are always right. So much for equal treatment. If he were white he would already be gone. This is the reason for soo much hate. Race is aways mentioned in every situation. Never is it said using the word people. If All persons were treated equal there would not a problem. The BIG question, why was this person hired in the first place. I’m sure we, the citizens of Greensboro are NOT being told the truth. WHY??????
It seems to me that if the City Manager was doing such a great job for the City, he would have made the Council aware of the inadequacy and incomprehensibility of their review of the old leaf pickup program before they embarked on their even more foolish (and more inadequate, but equally incomprehensible) new improved leaf pickup program. Maybe now, while he appears to be kind of operating undercover, the Mayor can have him write us a satisfactory explanation of what was wrong with the old program and how the new program is better for the Citizens, who after all, pay for all this stuff.
There are so many ways to see this. Yes, if it were a regular citizen we wouldn’t know about it. But, the City Manager of Greensboro, no matter who it is, is not just an ordinary citizen. His life is public, every aspect, just like the City Council Members. He calls himself the CEO of Greensboro on LinkedIn and the American Planning Association websites. That makes him even more public. This man has brought everything upon himself. He has basically snubbed every citizen of our great City, especially white people. He is encouraged racism against white people. He has made his own public statements and personality. He is our City’s leader, whether we had a choice of him or like him or not. He is our top City Employee. Our City Council must measure him by the same, if not more, standards than every other city employee.
Y’all need to look at NCGS 160-168′ particularly Subsections (a), (b), and (c). Most, of the records you’re requesting are employee personnel file records that can’t be obtained without a court.
Crime is out of control in Guilford County! We have City Officials not being charged for their criminal activities including our Greensboro City Manager and two corrupt off duty Greensboro Police Officers attempting to rob a local drug dealer. Excuse me, but where is our Guilford County District Attorney Avery Crump? Does she not have a duty to see that criminals are indicted, tried in a Court of Law, and punished appropriately if convicted? Apathy is the common thread for the demise of a once fine Guilford County and City of Greensboro! This is just another piece of the puzzle as to why! Can’t think of a single Public Official in Guilford County or the City of Greensboro worthy of being re-elected!
Please note what history can teach one on the importance and difference a fine District Attorney can make in upholding the law in Guilford Couty. The note is from the Obituary of the former District Attorney of Guilford County Michael Schlosser. Mike Schlosser made a difference in all our lives and should be saluted! May Mike Schlosser rise in glory and rest in peace!
“District Attorney Schlosser would want to be remembered for having strong support from law enforcement and for an even-handed approach to prosecutions. He took to heart his oath to have the criminal laws fairly and impartially administered and always aimed to uphold the integrity of the courts.”
Jim Donaldson