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Governor Okpebholo
The Akoko-Edo Development Association aka Akoko-Edo Forum (AEF), has called on Edo Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, and the State Assembly to restore the rule of law.
It made the call yesterday, Tuesday, January 7, 2025 while reacting to a recent viral video of the invasion of Akoko-Edo LGA Secretariat.
The Forum noted that the act of thuggery displayed through the forceful entering of Akoko-Edo local government secretariat “shows the desperation for power without any thought of its implications on development and peace of the LGA.
“This proclivity towards political violence and incitement against an elected local government council chairman and his vice should be condemned by all and sundry. The current chairman is yet to complete his remaining term in office. The purported impeachment by alleged minority of three councillors should not hold any water.”
AEF in a statement issued in Igarra, Edo State, demanded “immediate reversal of the infantile action.”
According to the group in the statement signed by the Secretary, Barr. (Mrs.) Mary Opii, “The current executive chairman and his vice should not be stampeded out of office through illegal means. The Apex court had before now concluded the matter that no authority is permitted or allowed to dissolve a duly constituted and elected local government council.
“The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Bola Tinubu, fought through the office of the Attorney General of the Federation to ensure allocations meant for local government councils should not be sent to councils accounts not properly constituted nor democratically elected. In the eye of the law, with the illegal move, there can be no allocation to the council because of the abuse of the decided matters in favour of the 774 LGAs in the nation.
“implore the Governor of Edo State, Senator, Monday Okpebholo to use his go We od offices to ensure that Edo State is governed by the rule of law, to avoid anarchy and any resort to lawlessness which will be counter-productive to the developments that the councils ought to bring to the people.”
