Chairman, secretary removed as leadership tussle rocks Eyean cattle dealers association

The enactment situation rocking the Eyean Cattle Dealers Association, Benin City, Edo State, has taken a caller magnitude arsenic members removed Idris Adano arsenic the Board of Trustees, BOT, president of the assemblage implicit alleged N116 cardinal fiscal impropriety.

The members besides removed the caput of the BOT, Awall Shafie.

DAILY POST reports that the Board of Trustees elected Jidda Tahir and Ibrahim Shariff arsenic president and secretary, respectively.

Adano and Shafie were reported to person been removed connected April 25, 2026 astatine the BOT wide gathering astatine the body’s bureau successful Benin City.

At the meeting, 5 retired of the seven-man BOT voted to region Adano and Shafie implicit allegations of their unavailability to be to issues pertaining to the relation and fiscal impropriety of astir N116 million.

They were besides accused of non-payment of astir N35 cardinal for the clearing of garbage wrong the market.

Speaking connected his removal, Adano, described the allegations arsenic a deliberate effort by mischievous individuals to sow disunity, instigate disorder and origin instability wrong the association.

In a connection personally signed by him and 1 Adam Gombe, helium alleged that the full rank of the relation has passed an overwhelming ballot of assurance successful him.

The connection opined that the ballot of assurance was owed to Adano’s dedication, transparency and exemplary...