UPDATES ON THE UNSCHEDULED VISIT TO THE ESAN WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCIL CHAIRMAN BY EDO CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS (EDOCSO), EKPOMA STUDY CENTER ON THURSDAY, 17TH OCTOBER 2024.

UPDATES ON THE UNSCHEDULED VISIT TO THE ESAN WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCIL CHAIRMAN BY EDO CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS (EDOCSO), EKPOMA STUDY CENTER ON THURSDAY, 17TH OCTOBER 2024.

The Coordinator of Ekpoma Study Center (EDOCSO), Leftist Omokhomion Judith Iguehi in company of her executives paid unscheduled visit to the Esan West Local Government Chairman, Honourable Collins Agbogun in Ekpoma, at the Council headquarters. Although they insisted on seeing the council boss, after waiting patiently for about five hours.

The Council boss received the Comrades in his office, they both interface on issues burdening on double taxation and the alleged extortion/illegal detention facility by the newly inaugurated committee on drugs.

Leftist Omokhomion Judith Iguehi, raised her concerns on all the aforementioned issues one after another, based on the complaints from Citizens before the Council Chairman, Honourable Collins Agbogun.

(i). Shop owners who attached POS to their shops due to the current economic hardship are coerced to pay additional tax for POS, outside other Levi’s they have made to the state and local government authorities, such policies are anti-human and of double standards, that such act do not reflect true democratic system.

(ii). The alleged extortion by the anti-drugs committee and their mode of operation. The Coordinator freaked on the way and manner they carried out their operations without National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officials, which is entrusted with such responsibility by law is worrisome, detaining Citizens, suspected to be dealing on drugs in the local government facility instead of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) detention facility, is very unconstitutional, infringement of rights., This should be discouraged with immediate effect without further delay.

Honourable Collins Agbogun, responded to all the issues raised by Comrades bit by bit, haven’t expressed the various challenges faced by the council, the Council boss thank Comrades for the visit and hopes for a better collaboration between his office and the civil society. Though his explanation was not convincing enough in some of the issues put before him, Comrades promised to monitor the situation on the ground and continue to interface with the Council authority. Edo Civil Society Organisations is a formidable human rights network of the left movement, whose network spread across thirteen states, including Abuja in Nigeria. Our three cardinal points are Promoting Good Governance, Social Justice and Human Rights.

Leftist Aimuae-Osa Igbinomwanhia.
Public Relations Officer.
Edo Civil Society Organisations (EDOCSO).

THE MASSES HOUSE.
6B, Obakhavbaye Street,
Adjacent Opposite Spirit & Life Bible Church,
Off Oba Market Road/Isekhere Street,
Benin-City,
Edo State.

Website: www.edocso.org
Email: info@edocso.org
Twitter: alutaedocso
Facebook Page:Edo Civil Society Organisations

PRO-EDOCSO
08133733554.

Coordinator-Ekpoma
08067280162.

Secretary-General
08071448219.

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