BREAKING: Edwin Clark’s Son Impeached As Council Chairman, Barely One Month To End His Tenure

Ebikeme Clark

The Delta State House of Assembly on Tuesday was notified of the impeachment of the Chairman of Burutu Local Government Area, Mr. Ebikeme Clark, son of elder statesman Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark.

As required by the Delta State Local Government  Law as amended, the impeachment notice by the Burutu Local Government Legislative Arm would be ratified by the state House of Assembly for it to be effective.

BigPen Online learnt Ebikeme Clark was sacked following allegations of misconduct and mismanagement of council funds including non adherence of due process in his dealings.

It was gathered that the council legislative arm on Tuesday passed a vote of no confidence on him and subsequently forwarded notice of impeachment to the State Assembly.

The motion for the vote of no confidence and notice of impeachment was moved by the Councillor representing Okpokunou Ward 7 in the Burutu Local  Government Legislative Arm, Hon Churchill Botu and seconded by Hon Richard Asiyae.

It was unanimously adopted at plenary presided over by the Leader of the Legislative Arm Hon. Felix Kemapade.

The notice of impeachment signed by fifteen councillors present during the sitting out of the twenty-member legislative Arm, alleged the Chairman’s abuse of office, mismanagement of council funds and non adherence to due process.

The motion titled, “a motion of vote of no confidence and impeachment on the Council Chairman Hon. Ebikeme Clark was” duly signed by over two third majority of the councillors.

The motion further read: “The House has observed the abuse of office by the Council Chairman Honourable Ebikeme Clark, also is the misconduct and mismanagement of council funds including non adherence of due process in his dealings”.

One of the councillors, Hon. Churchill Botu in his submission moved; “it is in this regard I move that a vote of no confidence be passed on the Chairman and be impeached from office, I beg to move”.

Also an part of the motion, the House resolved to freeze the Burutu Local Government Council account domiciled with Zenith Bank PLC at Ogunu road in Warri to stop further mismanagement of council funds.

“Furthermore the House has resolved to freeze the Burutu Local Government Council account domiciled at Zenith Bank of Nigeria PLC situated at Ogunu road from further mismanagement of funds as the Chairman has blatantly refused to give account of his stewardship to the Legislative Arm”.

According to the House, the impeached Council Chairman Hon. Ebikeme Clark has blatantly refused to give account of his stewardship to the legislative arm.

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