Edo State House of Assembly has no power to suspend Local Government Chairmen and vice chairmen, NewsSpecng learnt
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) faulted the purported suspension.
Fagbemi said although the facts of the case was still vague, it is unlawful for a state’s House of Assembly to suspend duly elected Local Government leaders.
The AGF said the only organ with such power is the Legislature at the Local Government level.
The Edo House of Assembly had, on Tuesday, passed a resolution suspending the Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the state’s 18 Local Government Areas for two months.
The House directed the leaders of the LGAs’ legislative arms to take over the leadership of their respective councils.
The Edo state lawmakers reportedly acted pursuant to a complaint by the state governor, Sunday Okpebholo, who accused the council leaders of insubordination for allegedly failing to comply with his directive to submit their councils’ financial records to him.
