C’River Meeting sacks LG vice chair over misconduct

The Cross River State Home of Meeting has eliminated the Vice Chairman of Ogoja Native Authorities Council, Emmanuel Yakubu, following allegations of gross misconduct.

This was disclosed in an announcement by Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Matthew Okache, on Tuesday.

The choice was reached after a voice vote by which 19 lawmakers voted in favour of Yakubu’s removing, one member abstained, and 5 members had been absent.

Presenting the report of the Committee on Judiciary, Public Service Issues, Public Petitions and Battle Decision, the Chairman Rt. Hon. Davies Etta stated, “After preliminary deliberations and in step with Part 14(3) of the Cross River State Native Authorities Legislation, the Home, by means of Decision No. 031, suspended Yakubu for 90 days to permit for a radical investigation by the committee.”

The committee, he added, carried out an investigative listening to attended by the Chief of Council, Elizabeth Mbim, different ward councillors, and the Director of Normal Companies and Administration representing the Head of Native Authorities Administration, all of whom gave testimonies.

In response to Etta, the Vice Chairman, who was absent on the listening to, wrote to the committee requesting one other date on grounds of in poor health well being, regardless that he was reportedly seen at a political rally the place he publicly defected from the All Progressives Congress to the African Democratic Congress.

“He added that the committee discovered that Yakubu was not concerned about his workplace by leaving the occasion that introduced him into workplace as Vice Chairman to hitch one other occasion and work for it,” the assertion partly learn.

Etta additionally stated the Vice Chairman’s actions amounted to an infraction of Part 20(1) of the Cross River State Native Authorities Legislation, 2007 (as amended), including that his lack of synergy with the Council Chairman and the Legislative Council constituted a disregard for constitutional authority and gross misconduct.

Deputy Speaker Sylvester Agabi, who presided over the sitting, directed, “Hon. Yakubu hand over all authorities property in his custody to probably the most senior civil servant within the Council.”

The assertion concluded that the removing adopted due legislative course of and mirrored the Meeting’s dedication to accountability, self-discipline, and efficient governance in Ogoja Native Authorities Council.