Edo PDP Accuses Okpevbolo For Disgrading The Rule Of Law












Edo PDP Accuses  Okpevbolo For Disgrading The Rule Of Law


Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin 

The Edo state chapter of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), has accused governor Monday Okpevbolo for disregarding the rule of law in the state over the suspension of the local government chairmen.

Addressing journalists in Benin city, the Chairman Edo State PDP Caretaker Committee,  Dr. Anthony Aziegbemi, said PDP are aware that the Governor seeks to enforce and has indeed commenced his devious and illegal agenda with the help of vile and violent thugs and other non state actors.

He said,"We are deeply worried that if urgent and decisive action is not taken to address this lawlessness and restore order within the system, we may witness an escalation that could result in crisis, anarchy, and chaos and which presents a clear and imminent danger of a breakdown of law and order in Edo State. 


"As you are aware, recent events have brought to light the unlawful suspension of the duly elected Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the 18 Local Government Councils in Edo State purportedly by the State House of Assembly, following the directive of the Governor-select Monday Okpebholo. 

"The illegal suspension, carried out on December 17, 2024, was executed under the false pretense of 'gross misconduct and insubordination', without  fair hearing and under the misplaced and mistaken belief that the Chairmen and their Vice Chairmen are subordinate to the Governor, who premised his directive on Section 10(1) of the Local Government Law of Edo State which has since been voided by the judgment of the Chief Judge of Edo State.


"It should be noted that no complaint was made against the Vice Chairmen and the House of Assembly still proceeded to suspend them and this they claimed to do under Section 20.of the same law, which did not give the Assembly any power to suspend any Local Government Official!!! 


"We are alarmed that despite the clear and binding judgment from the Chief Judge of Edo State, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, who upheld that the Edo State Government and the Edo State House of Assembly have no legal right to suspend or dissolve elected local government councils.

 " The state government and their agents proceeded to enforce their individual interests and capriciously and illegally and in breach of court injunctions in purportedly suspending the council chairmen.


 "This they did without regard to the constitutional, legal, social, security, political and economic implications and consequences."



"The State Chief Judge , abiding by the principles of stare decision, had cited the recent judgment delivered by the Supreme Court in July, 2024, in a suit filed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, (an APC chieftain) affirming that the dissolution or suspension of elected  local government council members by any state government, House of Assembly, or its agents is unconstitutional, illegal, and null and void," he added.

He alleged that the Chief of Staff to the Governor is also actively involved in these unlawful acts, stressed that he has been threatening and harassing councilors across the State, trying to force them to cut ties with the substantive elected local government chairmen, with the warning that their loyalty should be to the governor and nobody else.



He further said,"in total disregard of and disobedience to the prevailing orders and laws, the state government has continued in its acts of crass lawlessness , contemptuous disregard of judicial orders , abuse of processes and misuse of executive power , which dangerously portends the extermination of constitutional democracy in the State. 

"We are aware that the Governor seeks to enforce and has indeed commenced his devious and illegal agenda with the help of vile and violent thugs and other non state actors.


Dr.  Aziegbemi called on the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Attorney General of the Federation,  judiciary, the National Security Adviser, Inspector General of Police and all relevant  security authorities to urgently intervene and restore order and the rule of law in Edo State.

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