BENIN-CITY: The Chairman of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, Hon. Alabi Bliss Oshionogue, has been impeached by seven councillors of the council.
Oshionogue’s impeachment came just hours after lawmakers of the Edo State House of Assembly failed to broker peace between him and the aggrieved councillors.
Sources said the crisis escalated after the chairman allegedly made moves, alongside three councilors who were absent from the peace meeting, to remove the seven councillors from office.
The seats of the three councillors were subsequently declared vacant, paving the way for the impeachment.
It was gathered that the seven councillors hurried to Igarra, the headquarters of Akoko-Edo Local Government, where they issued and signed the impeachment letter.
In the letter, the councillors stated: We, the undersigned members of Akoko Edo Local Government Area Legislative Arm, hereby impeach you as the Acting Local Government Council Chairman with effect from today, January 28, 2026.
This decision is as a result of your abuse of office, high-handedness, embezzlement of council funds, anti-party activities, financial recklessness, forgery, and constant disobedience to constituted authorities.
A viral video later emerged online showing the moment the impeached chairman was booed out of office by supporters of the councillors.
Efforts to get a reaction from the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Paul Ohonbamu, were unsuccessful as he did not respond to calls as of the time of filing this report.
