The Governor of the State of Edo, the senator on Monday Okpebholo, suspended the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Justice, Barr. Samson Osagie, and the president of the State Commission of Service of the Local Government, Excmo. Damian Lawal, about accusations of financial infractions.
The suspension, which was contained in a statement issued Wednesday night by the Secretary of the State Government (SSG), Umar Musa Ikhilor esq., Takes an immediate effect.
According to the statement, Governor Okpebholo also ordered the establishment of a panel to investigate the accusations against Osagie and Lawal and make the appropriate recommendations to the governor.
The statement says: “Therefore, the general public information is announced that the governor of the State of Edo, the senator on Monday Okpebholo, has approved the suspension of the president of the service commission of the local government of the state of the state of Edo, Hon. Damian Lawal, and the Honorable Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Hon. Samson Osagie, for accusations of official tombs and financial infractions. The suspension is immediately.
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“Consequently, the governor ordered the creation of an investigation committee to analyze the level -level accusations against them and make the appropriate recommendations.
“The suspension of Hon. Damian Lawal and the Honorable Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice became necessary to allow the government to carry out an exhaustive investigation of the financial infractions against them. They must remain suspended awaiting the conclusion of the investigation. “
Meanwhile, the suspended attorney general and the commissioner of Justice, Samson Osagie, has denied accusations of financial misconduct. He made the denial in a statement he personally signed on Thursday morning.
Osagie criticized the state government for not facing him with the accusations before his suspension was public and denied participation in any financial infraction.
“Let me unequivocally declare that I am not and I have never been involved in any financial treatment with anyone, nor have I committed any financial infraction of any kind.
“I also did not face these accusations of anyone before my suspension was announced,” Osagie said.
He, however, expressed his willingness to defend himself and protect his reputation, who said he has built over the years.
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