Edo Assembly suspends all Council chairmen, vice chairmen for 2 months

Members of the Edo State House of Assembly have suspended all chairmen and vice chairmen of the 18 local governments of the state for two months.

The lawmakers also mandated leaders of the Council legislative arms to take over leadership.

The suspension resolution was made followed a motion moved by the member representing Esan North East one, Isibor Adeh and seconded by the member representing Akoko-Edo two, Donald Okogbe.

14 members voted in favour of the motion for their suspension, six opposed the motion while three members did not participate in the voting.

After they had all spoken, the speaker of the House, Hon. Blessing Agbebaku, directed the clerk of the House, Yahaya Omogbai, to do a head count of the members who supported or opposed the suspension of the council’s chairmen and their deputies.

The governor of the state, Senator Monday Okpebholo had 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, the governor who described their action as an act of insubordination and gross misconduct, requested the House to look into the matter.