The Legislative arm of Egor Local Government Area in Edo State has impeached the council’s chairman, Hon. Eghe Ogbemudia, over alleged padding of the council’s supplementary budget and other allegations of corruption.

The impeachment was consequent upon a vote of no confidence against the chairman during a session of the legislative arm of the council on Tuesday.

The impeachment sitting was presided over by the Leader of the House and Councillor representing Ward 3, Godwin Uwadiae Edigin.

Shortly after the legislative house roll call, the Councillor representing Ward 2, Rt. Hon. Stella Ogida, moved a motion for a no-confidence vote against the chairman over 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 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 budget proposal amounting to N6.054bn that was passed through this hallowed chambers. To our greatest surprise, we found out that the Chairman in connivance with erstwhile Leader of the House, went behind our back and padded the budget to the tune of N7.896bn.”

The leader called for a voice vote, with the majority of \councillors conceding to the motion.

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.channelstv.com/2024/07/17/edo-lg-chairman-impeached-over-alleged-%25E2%2582%25A61-7bn-budget-padding-others/amp/

That's how it's supposed to be..
Leadership should start at the grassroot.
By the time more are impeached, others will sit up.
Let the local government Control their allocations

Good move

Nigeria no fit better.

Olodo country

Lmao

Beat any LGA Chairman Woto woto, wity wity ,wata wata 🔥💯

This is what we are talking about. Politics is local 💯

Asiwaju BAT is doing well, Jagaban Borgu aka Amoda Ogunlere Yekini

Very controversial man

And some dimwits are saying monies will be sent to Mr Governor. I pity them

What man can do women can do much more.... The future is female

Vh

Wow. I hope the impeachment followed due process?

Cos I don't want them to be caught off guard by the chairman through the instrumentality of the law.

My own is Nigerians shouldn't rush to celebrate this Lga autonomy bruhaha.

Nigerian leaders and masses always have a way of bastardizing even the best policies so we should instead be vigilant and prayerful instead of celebrating.

Moreover, the government that implemented this policy isn't really known for people-centricism so it could be a Trojan horse.

I'm not being pessimistic. I'm only being realistic and asking us to proceed with caution.

When you're in the jungle, you must uphold the "war or no war, always guarding" mantra.

I wish is and our leaders the best.

local government dey pad 1.7 billion....how much state and federal govt go pad??

Corruption is everywhere you go in Nigeria

Wen did I hear this type of news last?

Between 1999-2003.

EFCC should be ready to work, mass looting is about to start.

It shouldn't stop at impeachment.
A visit to the EFCC should follow

Good development from Tinubu

Next is INEC to conduct LG elections
Let they be separation of powers
If APC is the governor, let 70% of state lawmakers be other party, same to LG chairman, by then development will go round every local government area.

If u visit some local government area in some state u begin to imagine if they is a governor in that state.

princepeter566:
That's how it's supposed to be..
Leadership should start at the grassroot.
By the time more are impeached, others will sit up.
Let the local government Control their allocations

What do you know? Be wise and don't continue to be fooled by politicians.

The people who impeachment the woman impeached her because they were not carried along in the padding and sharing of the padded money. Not because they are people of integrity.

How did a local government chairman get access to a billion plus abi the local government autonomy don already start?😔😔

Barawo!

Jaguda!

Budget paddling of 1.7bn for LG chairman,
APC don rape Nigeria treasury

Hey, stop cursing my country or else we would put leg inside the same trouble. 😂 😂 😂 😂.

I have said it severally that most Nigerian are thieves. Those gentle and innocent people you see now, give them a leadership role and push some money to them without supervising it. They would steal it or part of it.. most Nigerian cannot be trusted. If you do, that's at your own risk.

People lining up to steal from Nigeria are million times more than the people stealing now.

It will take a revolutionary stand by Nigerians to make this country advance a little.

chatinent:
Nigeria no fit better.

Corruption is at its peak at the grassroot level.

Corruption even on local government level

nawa oo,, dem never implement LG autonomy finish, dem don even the impeach dem

Ole everywhere!

Na wah. This is a disadvantage of local government autonomy

Imagine a local govt chairman oo. Our politicians are corrupt and wicked from the top to bottom

Ordinary chairman
1.7 billi