Okpebholo’s Petition: Edo Assembly Suspends 18 LG Chairmen, Deputies Over Alleged Insubordination

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By Kolawole Ojebisi

The chairmen and vice chairmen in all the eighteen (18) local government councils in Edo State have been suspended for two months.

This was predicated on a resolution on Tuesday by the State House Assembly during its plenary session.

The House also mandated the leaders of the legislative arms to take over leadership of their respective councils.

The suspension of the council chairmen and their deputies was sequel to a motion moved by the member representing Esan North East 1, Isibor Adeh and seconded by the member representing Akoko-Edo 2, Mr Donald Okogbe.

The state governor, Monday Okpebholo, had earlier written a petition to the House over the refusal of the chairmen to submit financial records of their local government to the state government.

In the letter, Okpebholo, who described their action as an act of insubordination and gross misconduct, requested the House to look into the matter.

When the matter came up for debate, 14 members supported the motion for their suspension, six of them were opposed to the motion while three members refused to either support or oppose the motion.

The speaker of the House, Blessing Agbebaku, told the members that all of them must speak on the matter.

Agbebaku said, “I will implore that all members of the house speak on this matter before a decision is taken.”

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