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  • Edo council chairman marks 100 days

    Edo council chairman marks 100 days

    Chairman of Owan East Council, Edo State,  Prince Aminu Okodo-Kadiri, has marked  100 days in office with the execution of projects.

    Among them are the renovation of the council legislative building and addition of new offices and repair of four of the council’s buses.

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      Others  include  the renovation of the council petrol station, the addition of a standard gas plant, and the  purchase of a brand new transformer for Ovbiomu Community.

     The chairman was applauded by the people for the projects and his  commitment to the development and progress of the council. They prayed to  God to grant him more wisdom and powers to do more.

     He thanked God for  making his 100 days in office to be a huge success and appreciated the people for their prayers and support, while promising to do more to develop the council.

  • Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium will be rebuilt to host international competitions -Obaseki

    Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium will be rebuilt to host international competitions -Obaseki

    Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Tuesday in Benin said plans were being made to remodel the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin to meet international standards.

    Obaseki made the announcement while receiving executive committee members of the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees, Edo Council at Government House in Benin.

    The governor said his administration was hopeful of repositioning sports in the state through investment in sports facilities which would then attract global competitions to the state.

    He assured that before the end of the year the state would host at least an international event or competition in the stadium.

    “Our plan is to rebuild facilities in the stadium to host international events which will cut across sports like football, track and field, swimming, lawn tennis and indoor sports.

    “We will improve on what we have as a state and ensure we revive sports to enhance its development in the state and the country at large.’’

    Obaseki also said plans were being made to ensure that every local government area in the state had a sports arena.

    Earlier, the Edo Council Chairman of the union, Julius Erharuyi, had expressed appreciation at the commitment of the Obaseki administration in repositioning sports in the state.

    He also commended the state government for its financial commitment to Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin.

    Erharuyi, however, requested that an institution that will improve the academic knowledge of sportsmen and women be created in the state.

    “There is the need for the provision of more medical facilities, personnel, drugs, computers in the stadium, as well as provision of utility vehicles to convey sports men and women to venues of competitions,’’ he said.

    The union leader added that sports activities should be revived at the Afuze Games Village.

    “We also suggest that the state government should acquire the Etete Indoor Sports Hall from the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports for a more effective usage,’’ he said.

  • Thugs invade Edo council, beat councillors

    Councillors in Oredo local government area were on Monday beaten up and chased out of the council secretariat by suspected thugs.

    The thugs invaded the council secretariat to allow acting chairman of the council, Mrs. Sweet Ikponmwosa, return to office.

    Mrs. Ikponmwosa was last Thursday suspended over inability to pay salaries, administrative incompetence and failure to account for Internally Generated Revenue since she assumed office.

    The door to her office was locked and armed policemen who were present to prevent escalation of the crisis searched workers who resumed for duties.

    However, the presence of policemen did not stop the hired thugs from descending on the councillors.

    Office of the acting chairman was forced open and the clothes of the House Leader, Ernest Edebiri, was torn to shred.

     

  • Thugs protest suspension of Edo council boss

    Thugs protest suspension of Edo council boss

    Suspected thugs have taken over the secretariat of Ovia South West Local Government Area following the suspension of the council boss, Morrison Ogunrobo, and the Secretary, Oyomire Idahosa.

    Morrison and Idahosa were suspended for two months by the councillors on Thursday over alleged N13.7m fraud and the Vice Chairman, Omosede Adenomo, was asked to serve in acting capacity to enable Governor Adams Oshiomhole set a panel of inquiry.

    It was not clear whether the thugs were at the secretariat to prevent Omosede from assuming office but the embattled chairman said his supporters were at the secretariat to show solidarity when he resumed office on Friday.

    Trouble started for Morrison after a revenue contractor, Dan Owegie (Jnr), squealed that over N8m cash sum was paid directly to the chairman through the secretary instead of the council’s coffers.

    Owegie in an interview said revenue contractors were summoned to the chairman’s office two months after they were appointed and told that revenue from IGR was the only way the chairman could make some money.

    He said he was to remit N1m monthly from a quarry pit but was told to pay N500,000 to the council’s coffers and the balance to the council secretary.

    Dan explained that he had to petition the councillors after his contract was terminated for embezzling council’s fund.

    According to him, “The head of revenue in the council accosted me one day that I have not been paying. I told her I have been paying. She said I should bring the tellers, then I went to the Chairman and he told me not to worry. He said I should go and do my work.

    “I later received a letter from the councillors that I should bring my tellers that they were doing oversight function. The Secretary told me I should meet the councillors and I asked him if I should tell them that I have given him the money, he asked whether I have proof that he collected money from me.”

    Morrison on his part described the suspension as a ploy to stop his second term ambition because of his performances in office.

    He said the suspension was a nullity, as, according to him, only the House of Assembly has the constitutional powers to remove him from office.

    According to him, “They don’t have right. It is only the House of Assembly that can do that. They do not have right to suspend me if I am being investigated. It beats my imagination that they went ahead to be doing all this. I am happy they did not accuse me of carting away the council’s allocation. They are talking about IGR.”

    Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Chief Lucky James, said he was yet to be briefed about the real issues and promised to wade into the matter.

  • Robbers invade Edo Council

    GUNMEN in the wee hours of yesterday broke into the treasury department of Egor local government area of Edo state, making away with undisclosed amount of cash said to have been left in the office at close of work last Friday.

    Our reporter gathered the robbers stormed the council’s secretariat following information that the May salaries of workers were lodged at the treasury department.

    Numbering about 10, the robbers reportedly tied up the three security guards on duty and locked them in an office.

    They also ransacked the office of the accountant and made away with landed documents of the council.

    Chairman of the Council, Hon Victor Enobakhare, however, told newsmen no money was carted away by the robbers.

    He said: “What we lost were landed and sensitive documents.”

    He said with the development the council will beef up security around the local government to forestall future occurrence

    According to him:” I am sure that the robbers came because we announced that salaries will be paid on the 25th.

    “Unfortunately for them, we are starting by doing staff auditing and subsequently pay salaries through banks to staff individual account.”