Godwin Obaseki’s Ex Aide Drags Him, Deputy To CCB Over Alleged Misconduct

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, and his deputy has been taken to the Code of Conduct Bureau by the Governor’s former aide, John Maiyaki.

Maiyaki in his charge against the Edo Governor and his deputy accused them of misconduct and abuse of office through the issuance of a proclamation for the inauguration of the House of Assembly, which excluded some members.

He also urged the CCB to investigate the Secretary to the State Government, Osatodion Ogie, for alleged breach of Paragraphs 1 and 9 of part 1 of the 5th schedule to the 1999 Constitution, as amended.

Maiyaki in a petition submitted to CCB, said the governor, his deputy and the SSG, jointly and severally abused their office by unlawfully excluding 14 elected members of the House of Assembly from participating in its first session of June 17.

He stated that the move by the governor is against the right of the 14 lawmakers-elect left out of the inauguration, knowing that such act was unlawful and contrary to government policy.

Maiyaki also alleged the governor and others abused their office “by engaging in an arbitrary act of unlawfully refusing to comply with the resolutions of the National Assembly directing the …governor of Edo State to issue a valid proclamation for the first session of the EDHA in accordance with the provisions of Section 105 (3) of the 1999 Constitution.”

He asked the CCB to prosecute the governor, his deputy and secretary for breach of paragraphs 1 and 9 of the Code of Conduct applicable to public officers and apply the required sanction as contained in paragraph 18 (2).