Ahoada East Assembly Suspends Vice Chairman

The Ahoada East Legislative Assembly has suspended the salary and allowances of the vice chairman of the local government area, Hon.  Ewor.

Leader of the Ahoada East legislative assembly, Hon. Emeka Gordon, who presided over a rowdy emergency session last Friday said the suspension of the Deputy chairman’s salary and allowance was as a result of his failure to honour the invitation of the legislative arm to defend allegations of fraud and alleged certificate forgery, leveled against him by a group known as concerned youths of Ahoada East LGA.

The allegation contained in a document tendered before the legislative arm of the LGA had accused the Deputy Chairman, Hon. Britain Ewor, of certificate forgery and credit card fraud in the United States, thus seeking his repatriation to face criminal charges in the US.

The suspension, of the Deputy Chairman’s salary and allowances, however, triggered a heated debate on the floor of the legislative arm, as some of the councilors faulted the decision of the leader on the matter.

Minority whip of the Legislative Assembly, Hon. Marvin Chibuzor Udo, said the issue was sensitive and of public interest, and as such, the Deputy Chairmann should be given the benefit of the doubt, while the documents tendered against him duly scrutinised by the councilors.

In his argument, Hon. Victor Ideozu said the manner of the suspension of the vice chairman did not follow due process and called for fair hearing on the matter.

The Legislative Assembly, however resolved that the ruling on the matter be binding pending further hearing and clarification, just as the clerk of the House was directed to write another letter of summon to the deputy vice chairman.

Meanwhile, the deputy vice chairman, in a correspondent read on the floor of the House, said he received the invitation on short notice and could not appear before the House, due to his indisposition.

Taneh Beemene