Oredo APC suspends member-elect

The leadership of the APC in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State has suspended the state House of Assembly member-elect, Christopher Ewere Okaeben. Okaeben is the member representing Oredo West at the assembly and is among the 12 members-elect that have not been inaugurated. Speaking after a meeting of APC members, the APC chairman […]

The leadership of the APC in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State has suspended the state House of Assembly member-elect, Christopher Ewere Okaeben.

Okaeben is the member representing Oredo West at the assembly and is among the 12 members-elect that have not been inaugurated. Speaking after a meeting of APC members, the APC chairman in the local government, Godwin Alabi, said the suspension was recommended by a five-man panel set up on July 1, to investigate Okaeben’s misconduct.

Alabi explained that the suspension of Okaeben was as a result of his failure to honour several invitations over his grievances against the party.

“Following his utterances, the APC in the council area asked him to apologise but he refused to comply and threatened the life of the chairman of the party in the council  he said.”

The Chairman of Oredo Local Government Area, Hon. Jenkins Osunde, said the party had taken a decision on Chris Okaeben and urged that its attention should now be focused on supporting Governor Godwin Obaseki to deliver the dividends of democracy to Edo people.

“Only the APC state exco has power to suspend me and it must be approved by the National Working Committee (NWC) of party,” he said.