The chairman of the Egor Local Government Area in Edo State, Hon. Eghe Ogbemudia, has been impeached.
Naija News reports that Ogbemudia was impeached over allegations of inflating the council’s supplementary budget and engaging in corrupt practices.
The legislative branch of the council took this decisive action following a vote of no confidence directed towards the chairman during a legislative session of the council on Tuesday.
The proceedings of the impeachment were led by the Leader of the House and Councillor representing Ward 3, Godwin Uwadiae Edigin.
Immediately following the roll call of members of the legislative house, Councillor representing Ward 2, Rt. Hon. Stella Ogida submitted a motion calling for a vote of no confidence against the chairman in response to allegations of gross misconduct.
“This is the 10th month since our inauguration and we, the Councillors of Egor Legislative Arm, do not have our offices. We have also uncovered the padding of the council’s supplementary budget to the tune of ₦1.7 billion.
“The Chairman did not involve the councillors in the preparation and approval of the council’s supplementary budget. After reviewing these actions and many other acts of gross misconduct, I want to pass a vote of no confidence on the chairman,” Ogida said.
Seconding the motion, Hon. Ambassador Elliot Inneh, Councillor representing Ward 9, said: “We have tried to reach out to the Honourable Chairman to no avail. Before us today, we have a budget proposal amounting to N6.054bn that was passed through this hallowed chamber.
“To our greatest surprise, we found out that the Chairman, in connivance with the erstwhile Leader of the House, went behind our back and padded the budget to the tune of N7.896bn.”
The leader requested a voice vote, and most of the councillors agreed to the motion.
