Edo: Condemnation trails inauguration of legislative arm outside LGA headquarters by council chairman

Condemnation has trailed the swearing-in of elected ward councillors of Etsako East Local Government Area successful Benin City by the assembly chairman, Sunny Ekpetika Ekpeson.

DAILY POST gathered that Sunny Ekpeson, the elected president of the council, whose office is successful Agenebode, Edo North Senatorial District, was sworn successful alongside 17 different elected chairmen by Governor Monday Okpebholo, connected Friday, astatine the Government House, Benin City.

The swearing-in ceremony, which was reportedly held astatine a luxury edifice successful Benin City, was captured successful a video circulating connected societal media.

It was gathered that the inauguration of the legislative limb of the assembly was expected to person been held astatine the administrative office of the section authorities successful Agenebode.

The improvement is present generating reactions, with ineligible practitioners describing the enactment of the president arsenic illegal.

Speaking connected the issue, a erstwhile lawmaker successful the Edo State House of Assembly, Luqman Muhammed, said a assembly president has nary authorization to behaviour authoritative concern of a Local Government Ar...