Edo LG Chairman impeached over alleged budget padding, other allegations

The Chairman of the Egor Local Government Area in Edo State, Hon Eghe Ogbemudia has been impeached for allegedly padding the council’s supplementary budget to the tune of N1.7 billion.

The legislative arm of the LG, presided by the Leader of the House and Councillor representing Ward 3, Godwin Uwadiae Edigin, impeached the council chairman on Tuesday after a vote of no confidence against him.

The development followed a motion moved by the Councillor representing Ward 2, Rt. Hon. Stella Ogida, who alleged that the embattled chairman has been found wanting in many corruption allegations.

Ogida, who lamented that the councilors are yet to have their offices after ten months, alleged that the chairman did not involve them while preparing and approving the council’s supplementary budget.

“We also uncovered the padding of the council’s supplementary budget to the tune of N1.7 billion. The chairman did not involve the councillors in the preparation and approval of the council’s supplementary budget.

“After reviewing these actions and many other acts of gross misconduct, I want to pass a vote of no confidence on the chairman,’’ he said.

Seconding the motion, Hon. Ambassador Elliot Inneh, Councillor representing Ward 9, said: “We have tried to reach out to the Honourable Chairman to no avail.

“Before us today, we have a budget proposal amounting to N6.054bn that was passed through these hallowed chambers.

“To our greatest surprise, we found out that the Chairman, conniving with the erstwhile Leader of the House, went behind our back and padded the budget to the tune of N7.896bn.”