Delta Assembly suspends Uvwie L.G. Chairman, councils to submit financial records

The Delta State House of Assembly Tuesday wielded the big stick and in a unanimous vote suspended the Chairman of Uvwie Local Government, Henry Baro over alleged financial misappropriation and insecurity matters in the local government.

The legislators also directed all the local government council chairmen in the state to submit to the ad hoc committee set up by the Assembly all their financial records on or before Thursday, August 8^th, 2015. 

Assembly’s Speaker, Rt. Hon. Monday Igbuya said the directive on the council chairmen is to enable the ad hoc committee carry out its assignment on the matter.

Meanwhile, the Assembly has set up an ad hoc committee in accordance with the Delta State Local Government Law of 2013 to investigate the problem of insecurity and alleged financial misappropriation made against the council chairman.

Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Tim Owefere moved the motion that the chairman of Uvwie Local Government be suspended until the outcome of the investigation by the ad hoc committee of the House. Hon. Festus Okoh, minority leader seconded the motion. And following a unanimous voice vote in favour of the motion, the Speaker declared that “The Chairman of Uvwie Local Government is hereby suspended, and he is to handover to the Vice chairman pending the outcome of the investigation of the ad hoc committee on the matter.

Igbuya named members of the ad hoc committee to include Hon. Oboro Preyor as chairman, Hon. Eric Oharisi, Hon. Tony Elekeokuri and Hon. Austin Usabike as secretary.