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The Benue State House of Assembly has passed a resolution directing Governor Hyacinth Alia to remove the Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Ikpambwese, from office.
The lawmakers made the resolution on Tuesday during a plenary session presided by the Speaker, Hyacinth Dajoh.
During the debate, 23 out of the 31 members voted in favour of the removal of Justice Ikpambwese based on the report of the House.
The report read by the Majority Leader, Saater Tiseer, levelled allegations of misconduct against the Chief Judge, including misappropriation of funds.
It was however gathered that the Chief Judge was not invited to respond to the allegations levelled against him by the house.
There had been reports of disagreement between the Chief Judge and the state government.
In other news, Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke on Sunday raised the alarm that the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, is planning to cause mayhem in the state from Monday, February 17, 2025.
Adeleke made the allegation during a press conference on Sunday.
It was gathered that Oyetola is spearheading moves to enforce a court order which reversed the sack of local council chairmen, elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state.
Adeleke alleged that Oyetola is conspiring with several law enforcement agents, including the State Commissioner of Police and the State Director of the Department of State Services, DSS, to destabilize the state.
Adeleke said: “I called this press conference to alert the national and global audience about a deliberate plot to create chaos and anarchy in Osun State.
“I invite you all to expose a fascist anti-democratic agenda designed to enforce a non-existing court judgment on our local governments.
“This evil plot is being spearheaded by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Gboyega Oyetola in active collaboration with the Osun state Commissioner of Police, the Osun state Director of DSS and the State Commandant of the Civil Defense Corps.
