The leadership crisis rocking Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State took a violent turn as suspected thugs, on Monday morning, invaded the council secretariat, beating and chasing away councillors out of the secretariat.
The councilors had last Thursday suspended the acting chairman of the council, Mrs Sweet Ikponmwosa, alleging that she could not pay workers’ salaries and account for Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).
Mrs Ikponmwosa, however, shunned her suspension as she arrived the council secretariat on Monday morning to resume her duties after the suspected thugs chased away the councillors.
The atmosphere was tense at the council secretariat as policemen searched workers who resumed for duties after the New Year holiday.
The suspected thugs forcefully opened the office of the acting chairman and reportedly tore the clothes of one of the councillors, Ernest Edebiri.
Edebiri, however, said the acting chairman remained suspended and vowed to expose what he called the ‘shady deals in the council.’
Thugs invade local government, chase away councillors in Edo
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