Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN
AGF faults Edo suspension of LGAs chairmen
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) has faulted the purported suspension local government chairmen and vice chairmen in Edo State by the state’s House of Assembly.
Fagbemi said although the facts of the case was still vague, it is unlawful for a state’s House of Assembly to suspend duly elected Local Government leaders.
The AGF said the only organ with such power is the Legislature at the Local Government level.
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The Edo House of Assembly had, on Tuesday, passed a resolution suspending the Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the state’s 18 Local Government Areas for two months.
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