Edo Assembly Tasks Ministry On Ex-Vice Chairmen’s Vehicles

The Edo House of Assem
bly has urged the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs to release vehicles to 15 former local government Vice Chairmen in the state.
This was sequel to the consideration of the report of the House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs on the non-release of the official vehicles to 15 out of the 18 former local government vice-chairmen.
The motion for the consideration of the report was moved and seconded by Foly Ogedengbe (APC Owan East) and Mrs Elizabert Ativie (APC Uhunwode), respectively.
Considering the report, the committee’s Chairman, Mr Emmanuel Agbaje (APC-Akoko- Edo II ) said that the committee found out that all former chairmen were entitled to vehicles at the expiration of their tenure.
Agbaje said only three of the 18 former vice-chairmen were given vehicles.
The committee told the house that no reason was given for the delay in the release of the vehicles.
The committee, in its report, recommended that the ministry should release the vehicles to the 15 former vice chairmen without further delay.
The lawmakers unanimously adopted the committee’s recommendation without amendment.
The Speaker, Justin Okonoboh, directed that copies of the resolution be sent to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and the governor for immediate action.
Earlier, Okonoboh had constituted a three-man committee to investigate the cause of the fire that destroyed Phil Hallmark, the biggest shopping mall in Benin.
The committee was chaired by Mr Chris Okaeben (APC Oredo-West.)