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Edo lawmakers suspend 18 council chairmen
The 24-member Edo State House of Assembly yesterday suspended the chairmen and vice chairmen of 18 local governments for two months.
The lawmakers directed the leaders of the legislative arms to take over the administration of the councils.
The decision followed the adoption of a motion by the representative of Esan Northeast 1 Constituency, Isibor Adeh, and seconded by the representative of Akoko-Edo 2 Constituency, Donald Okogbe.
Edo Governor Monday Okpebholo, in a petition on November 16 titled: “Insubordination and Gross Misconduct by the 18 Local Government Chairmen over Their Refusal to Submit Financial Records for Scrutiny”, urged the legislators to address the issue.
Adeh, in his motion for the suspension, said Section 20 (b) of the Local Government Act empowered Edo House of Assembly to suspend any errant local government chairman for two months, while the allegation of misconduct were being investigated.
Fourteen lawmakers supported the motion for the suspension of the chairmen and their deputies, six opposed, while three members abstained.
Speaker Chief Blessing Agbebaku, who directed the Clerk of the House, Yahaya Omogbai, to do a head count of the members, declared that insubordination and gross misconduct would not be allowed from the council chiefs.
In a related development, the lawmakers screened and confirmed four nominees as chairman and members of Edo State Sports Commission.
The commission, to be chaired by Amadin Enabule, has Godwin Bazuaye, Frank Illaboya and Anthony Odianosen as members.
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai has launched a scathing attack on President Bola Tinubu’s administration, describing it as the “worst, most corrupt, and most intolerant” federal government since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999.
Speaking to journalists in Katsina on Monday night, el-Rufai accused the government of widespread dishonesty and failure to address the country’s worsening insecurity.
“This is the worst federal government in Nigerian history, and all the indices have shown it,” he said.
He charged the Tinubu administration with spreading propaganda, particularly on the security situation in the country.
“They lied that security has improved in Nigeria. They read out numbers of bandits killed except the ones we know are the leading bandits… Dogo Gide is still around, Mallam Abba… Bello Turji is still around,” he claimed.
Issues of insecurity in northern Nigeria
El-Rufai questioned how many local government areas remain under bandit control in states like Katsina, Zamfara, and parts of Sokoto, accusing the federal government of ignoring the root causes of insecurity.
He also hinted at a political realignment ahead of the 2027 elections, predicting that the Social Democratic Party (SDP) would unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
El-Rufai was in Katsina to offer condolences to Governor Dikko Radda over his mother’s passing.
Days earlier, he had joined former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other political figures on a unity visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari in Kaduna.
He later described the visit as a symbol of “unity and brotherhood.”
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
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