Anthony Ehilebo, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, voiced his dissatisfaction of the suspension of local government chairmen in Edo State in an interview with Politics Today, a show on Channels Television. Allegations of flagrant misconduct and disobedience to Governor Monday Okpebholo were the grounds for the suspension. According to Ehilebo, the governor had asked the chairmen of the local governments to submit their financial statements to him.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
A prominent member of the PDP had said, “It is now unfortunate that the person who advised the Governor is now the one who advises the Governor.” In addition, it is clear that he would not have been able to accomplish this feat on his own if he had not been assisted by the persons in question. The acts of the Governor make this statement quite plain. When I heard that the Governor had requested that the chairmen of the local governments submit their statements and accounts, it sounded to me like—I had to contrast the situation; image the President requesting the state governors to submit their accounts to him. In addition, that is a deviation from the law.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
