The lawyer common of the federation and minister of justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has faulted the suspension of the native authorities chairmen in Edo State, by Governor Monday Okpebholo.
The 18 native authorities chairmen and Vice Chairmen have been positioned on suspension on December 17 by the state Home of Meeting on the occasion of the governor.
Okpebholo had accused the chairmen and their deputies of insubordination and misconduct on the bottom that they didn’t submit their assertion of funds to him.
Fagbemi, in his response stated it was solely the Legislative Arm of native governments that may sack or place council chairmen on suspension.
In accordance with him, underneath the present dispensation, native authorities chairmen can not simply be eliminated or suspended by any governor with out following due means of legislation.
The minister stated, “I’m conscious that since July 11 when the Supreme Court docket delivered a landmark judgment, native authorities administration has taken a brand new flip, completely different from the outdated order.
“At any charge, we’re nonetheless finding out the state of affairs however earlier than last response, it have to be acknowledged categorically and emphatically that for now, native authorities chairmen can solely be eliminated by way of the legislative arm of the native authorities itself and never the State Home of Meeting “, Fagbemi stated.
