Adams Oshiomhole, the former governor of Edo State, has supported the suspension of the 18 elected local government chairman and their deputy members by the State House of Assembly.
On December 17, 2024, the Edo State House of Assembly suspended the 18 local government chairmen and their deputies for a period of two months due to allegations of excessive misconduct and insubordination.
Speaking to reporters at his home in Iyamho, Estako West Local Government Area, Edo State, Oshiomhole, who is currently a senator representing the Edo North senatorial district in the National Assembly, endorsed the House of Assembly’s decision.
He said that the chairmen of the council were giving Godwin Obaseki, the state’s most recent governor, enormous sums of money.
According to Oshiomhole:
“People already know that there is a new Sheriff in town. He is stopping all the bad guys and stopping the bleeding that Edo was going through.
“It is not a secret that Local Government Councils were paying huge amounts of money to his predecessor (Godwin Obaseki), and he says ‘stop’, not while I am here. We want the money to be used to develop the localities,” Oshiomhole added.
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