BENIN CITY-The Edo House of Assembly has approved the sack of the suspended chairman of Owan West local government council, Mr Godwin Aigbodion.
The approval was sequel to the consideration of the report of the house committee on local government on the commission of enquiry into an alleged gross misconduct of the suspended Owan West council chairman, Godwin Aigbodion.
The chairman of the committee, Mr Paul Ohonbamu, member representing APC Egor said the committee discovered that the suspended chairman lacked the basic skills of governance.
Ohonbamu said the chairman was ignorant of the law establishing the local government adding that, the suspended chairman was incompetent.
He said the committee also discovered that the suspended chairman’s financial recklessness plunged the council into debt.
The committee therefore recommended that the suspended chairman be relieved of his position following his inability to exonerate himself from all allegations levied against him.
The committee further recommended that the vice chairman, Mrs Regina Okun, be confirmed as substantive chairman of the council.
A third recommendation added by the member representing PDP Igueben, Mr Kingsley Ehigiamusor reads that the treasurer and the head of service of the local government be suspended for three months for assisting the suspended chairman to defraud the council.
The lawmakers adopted the committee’s recommendations.
The speaker, Uyi Igbe therefore directed that copies of the resolution be sent to the governor, commissioner for local government and chieftaincy affairs, the suspended chairman and the local government service commission for immediate action.
Meanwhile,  a bill for a law to make provision for the establishment of the Edo state college of Nursing  and midwifery and a bill for a law to make provision for the establishment of school of midwifery, St. Philomeana Catholic hospital Benin, were passed.
A bill for a law to establish school of midwifery, St. Camillus hospital, Uromi was also passed on the floor of the house.