By Peter Duru, Makurdi
Benue State House of Assembly has suspended the Chairman of Kwande Local Government Area, LGA, Vitalis Neji, for three months over allegations of gross misconduct and abuse of office.
The suspension was announced during Thursday’s plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mr Alfred Emberga, following the consideration of a report submitted by an ad hoc committee set up to investigate the allegations.
Presenting the report earlier, the Majority Leader and Chairman of the committee, Mr Peter Ipusu, alleged that Neji appeared before the panel but failed to satisfactorily defend himself against the allegations levelled against him.
Following debate on the report, lawmakers unanimously supported the committee’s recommendation and urged the Speaker to rule on the matter.
