The Edo State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, slammed suspension on all the Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the 18 Local Government Councils.
This is owing to allegation of misappropriation of funds.
Theliberationnews reports that the decision was taken during the plenary following an intense argument by the various lawmakers representing the local councils.
However, the heads of the various legislative arm have been directed to oversee the running of the councils for the next two months.
Meanwhile an Edo State high court, in Benin city, presided over by Honourable Justice Efe Ikpomnwonba has restrained the Edo State government, from issuing directives, interrupting, obstructing and or disturbing the 18 Local Government Council chairmen from assessing their bank accounts.
The order trailed the suspension of the officials by the House of Assembly earlier on Tuesday.
The court order, as observed, could not stop an action that had already taken place, thus rendering suit to cure the action by the State Government an exercise in futility.
The suit also appeared to have targeted other issues- State government being restrained from tapering with LG funds.
A fresh suit should be filed to pray the court to nullify their suspension and restrain their impending sack in the circumstance of developments at the court and the House of Assembly.
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