{"id":115774,"date":"2024-12-18T01:05:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T00:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=115774"},"modified":"2024-12-18T01:05:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T00:05:27","slug":"edo-assembly-suspends-18-local-government-chairmen-vice-chairmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/edo-assembly-suspends-18-local-government-chairmen-vice-chairmen\/","title":{"rendered":"Edo Assembly Suspends 18 Local Government Chairmen, Vice Chairmen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1818718442892791256\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A petition from Governor Monday Okpebholo has led to the suspension of all chairmen and vice Edo Assembly Suspends 18 Local Government Chairmen, Vice Chairmen<br \/>\nof the 18 local government councils in Edo State for two months.<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1818718442892791256-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nIn his letter to the Edo State House of Assembly, the governor described the refusal of the council leaders to submit their financial records as \u201can act of insubordination and gross misconduct,\u201d urging the lawmakers to address the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The suspension resolution followed a motion moved by Isibor Adeh, representing Esan North East One, and seconded by Donald Okogbe of Akoko-Edo Two.<\/p>\n<p>When the issue was debated, 14 members voted in favour of the suspension, six opposed it, while three abstained.<\/p>\n<p>The Speaker of the House, Blessing Agbebaku, had earlier instructed all members to speak on the issue before ordering the clerk, Yahaya Omogbai, to conduct a headcount.<\/p>\n<p>The House also directed legislative leaders of the councils to assume leadership during the suspension period.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A petition from Governor Monday Okpebholo has led to the suspension of all chairmen and vice Edo Assembly Suspends 18 Local Government Chairmen, Vice Chairmen of the 18 local government&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":115775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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