Edo: Gov Okpebholo suspends aide over alleged involvement in turbaning, appointment of chiefs

Edo: Gov Okpebholo suspends aide over alleged involvement in turbaning, appointment of chiefs

The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has suspended Mr. Ahmed Musa Momoh, the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the State Flood Erosion and Watershed Management Agency, FEWMA, over the turbaning ceremony and appointment of Chiefs and Village Heads by the Aidenogie of South-Ibie Kingdom.The suspended aide to the Governor is from the South-Ibie Kingdom in Etsako West Local Government Area of the State.A statement by Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to the State Governor, and made available to newsmen in Benin City on Saturday, said the FEWMA boss was suspended by the Governor for alleged insubordination.Itua said the suspension takes immediate effect.He said the Governor has instructed the suspended appointee to hand over all Government properties in his possession to the most senior public servant in the Agency.He added that he has been instructed to proceed on immediate leave of absence, pending further directives from the Governor.“The Executive Governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the suspension of the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of Edo State Flood, Erosion and Watershed Management Agency (FEWMA), Mr. Ahmed Musa Momoh, effective immediately.“Mr. Momoh has been instructed by His Excellency to hand over all Government properties in his possession to the most senior public servant in the Agency and proceed on immediate leave of absence, pending further directives from His Excellency, Governor Okpebholo,” he said.Itua added that the State Ministry of Local Government, Community and Chieftaincy Affairs, had on Friday, January 24, 2025, announced the suspension of the planned turbaning ceremony and appointment of Chiefs and Village Heads in South-Ibie Kingdom.He stated that the decision followed threats of potential escalation of security concerns related to the suspended event, which had been scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 25, 2025, in Iyakpi, South-Ibie.He said the suspended Executive Director of FEWMA, Ahmed Musa Momoh, however, flouted the order by the State Government and carried out actions capable of derailing the relative peace in the community.According to him, “The suspended installation of new Chiefs and Clan Heads had been scheduled to be carried out by Umoru Inusa Umoru, the purported Aidenogie of South-Ibie.“In light of the security threats at the disposal of the Ministry of Local Government, Community and Chieftaincy Affairs, I have been instructed to inform you that the proposed turbaning ceremony, as well as the appointment of Chiefs and Village Heads by Umoru Inusa Umoru, be put on hold forthwith.“Any other acts, omissions or commissions planned by Umoru in his capacity as the purported Aidenogie of South-Ibie must be halted immediately, pending provisional clearance from the appropriate authorities.“However, the suspended Executive Director of FEWMA, Ahmed Musa Momoh, flouted the order by the State Government and carried out actions capable of derailing the relative peace in the community,” he added.

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 - NigerianEye
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