ALGON REJECTS SUSPENSION OF EDO COUNCIL CHAIRMEN, SEEKS TINUBU'S INTERVENTION. (PHOTO).

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 ALGON Rejects Suspension of Edo Council Chairmen, Seeks Tinubu’s Intervention The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has strongly condemned the Edo State House of Assembly’s recent suspension of 18 local government chairmen across the state. In a statement released in Taraba State on Thursday, ALGON’s National Executive Council (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BOT) criticized the suspension, calling it a serious violation of democracy and constitutional order. The suspensions came after Governor Monday Okpebholo accused the chairmen of failing to comply with his directives by not submitting financial records to the state government. The statement, signed by ALGON’s National Publicity Secretary, Hamisu M. Anani, expressed deep concern, describing the action as a "setback for democracy and an abuse of power." ALGON noted that the chairmen were not given an opportunity to defend themselves and argued that the suspension violated a Supreme Court ruling that upholds ...

EDO POLL: 'YOUR SACRIFICES WON'T BE FORGOTTEN', IGHODALO THANKS SUPPORTERS. (PHOTO).


 Edo Poll: ‘Your Sacrifices Won’t Be Forgotten’, Ighodalo Thanks Supporters


Following the conclusion of the 2024 Edo State governorship election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Asue Ighodalo, has thanked his supporters, assuring them that all their sacrifices will not be forgotten.


According to the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday, Ighodalo came second with 247,274 votes behind Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 291,667 votes.


Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP) came a distant third in the race with 22,763 votes.


Even when he said the election result was theft of mandate, Ighodalo hailed his supporters, saying, “You are the true heroes of our democracy, and your sacrifices for a better Edo State will never be forgotten.”


He said added that their “overwhelming support was evident in the ballots before our progress was unjustly halted on September 21st, 2024 by people who do not mean well for you or for our state.”

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