Edo Assembly Cracks Down On LG Chairmen, Suspends All 18 Over Okpebholo’s Petition

The Edo State House of Assembly has suspended all the 18 elected local government council chairmen in the state for alleged insubordination and gross misconduct.

Naija News reports that the House suspended the council executives at plenary on Tuesday.

This development follows a petition from  Governor Monday Okpebholo.

In the petition, the governor accused the LG chairmen of refusing to submit financial accounts of their local government to the state government.

The governor who described the action of the LG chairmen as insubordination and gross misconduct, requested the House to look into the matter.

The House directed leaders of the legislature in the 18 local governments to oversee the running of the councils for the next two months.

The motion for the suspension of the council’s chairmen and their deputies was moved by Isibor Addeh, an APC member representing Esan North-East I.

It was seconded by Donald Okogbe, PDP, representing Akoko-Edo II.

At the end of the debate, 14 members voted in support of the suspension, six opposed while three members abstained.

The 18 Local government chairmen and 192 councillors were elected on September 2, 2023.

Okpebholo had on December 3, 2024, given the LG chairmen 48 hours to submit statements of account of their respective councils to the Assets Verification Committee.