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The Edo State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service has a new controller, Sunday Oyakhire.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Suleman Aminu, announced this in a statement on Wednesday in Benin, the state capital.
Aminu stated that Oyakhire takes over from Assistant Controller General of Corrections Philomena Emehinola, who has been deployed to the National Headquarters following her promotion from the rank of Controller of Corrections.
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The command’s spokesperson described Oyakhire as a seasoned and professional officer.
Before his elevation, the new controller served as the officer in charge of the Maximum Security Custodial Centre in Enugu.
According to Aminu, Oyakhire has previously headed several custodial centres in the state during his career, including the medium security custodial centres in Auchi, Oko, and Ubiaja.
In other news, the Edo State House of Assembly has suspended all the 18 elected local government council chairmen in the state for alleged insubordination and gross misconduct.
The House directed leaders of the legislature in the 18 local governments to oversee the running of the councils for the next two months.
The Eastern Updates reports that the House suspended the council executives at plenary on Tuesday following a petition by Governor Monday Okpebholo.
In the petition, the governor accused the LG chairmen of refusing to submit financial accounts of their local government to the state government.
The governor who described the action of the LG chairmen as insubordination and gross misconduct, requested the House to look into the matter.
The motion for the suspension of the council’s chairmen and their deputies was moved by Mr. Isibor Addeh, an APC member representing Esan North-East I.
It was seconded by Donald Okogbe, PDP, representing Akoko-Edo II.
