Oshiomhole suspends Edo LG boss, sets up panel

The Edo State Government has
suspended the Chairman of Owan
West Local Government Area of the
state, Mr. Godwin Agbodion, over
allegations of “financial
mismanagement” and “other
administrative irregularities.”
The State Governor, Adams
Ohiomhole, announced the
suspension on Wednesday while
addressing members of the Local
Government Executive Council and
Councillors on Wednesday at the
Government House in Benin.
Oshiomhole explained that
Agbodion’s suspension followed
“series” of claims bothering on
“administrative incompetence,
poor governance, diversion of
public funds, non-payment of
salaries and breach of procurement
procedures against the Chairman of
Owan West Local Government.”
He added that a four-man
committee of enquiry had been set
up in line with Section 20, Sub-
section 11 of the Local Government
Law, as amended, to investigate
the allegations, urging the
suspended LG chairman to “stay
away from the premises of the local
government” prior to the
commencement of investigation.
Oshiomhole said, “We have tried in
the past to call the chairman to
have a good working relationship
with his Executives. We have
decided to set up a committee of
enquiry to investigate these
allegations, both financial and non-
financial, and in the provisions of
the appropriate legislations of the
Local Government law, I have
decided to exercise the powers
vested in me to suspend the
Chairman during this period, for the
committee to investigate all the
allegations and submit the report
to me.
“So with immediate effect, the
Chairman is suspended and a
committee of enquiry is set up. In
line with the rules, the Vice
Chairman will act as the Chairman
of the local government.
“I direct the suspended chairman to
stay away from the premises of the
local government. When the
committee is ready to sit, the
committee will invite you and you
will have ample opportunity to
defend yourself against all the
allegations.
“It is clear from the gale of
petitions and complaints that these
allegations have not abated and I
am convinced that they are
sufficiently serious enough to
warrant a formal enquiry. I am not
in a position to form an opinion on
the basis of these allegations. In
our law, everyone is deemed
innocent until he is found guilty.”

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