{"id":151312,"date":"2025-02-18T21:29:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/benue-assembly-gives-gov-alia-nod-to-sack-chief-judge"},"modified":"2025-02-20T22:43:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T21:43:14","slug":"benue-assembly-gives-gov-alia-nod-to-sack-chief-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/benue-assembly-gives-gov-alia-nod-to-sack-chief-judge","title":{"rendered":"Benue Assembly gives Gov Alia nod to sack Chief Judge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Benue State House of Assembly has passed a resolution directing Governor Hyacinth Alia to remove the Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Ikpambwese, from office.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers made the resolution on Tuesday during a plenary session presided by the Speaker, Hyacinth Dajoh.<\/p>\n<p>During the debate, 23 out of the 31 members voted in favour of the removal of Justice Ikpambwese based on the report of the House.<\/p>\n<p>The report read by the Majority Leader, Saater Tiseer, levelled allegations of misconduct against the Chief Judge, including misappropriation of funds.<\/p>\n<p>It was however gathered that the Chief Judge was not invited to respond to the allegations levelled against him by the house.<\/p>\n<p>There had been reports of disagreement between the Chief Judge and the state government.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Benue State House of Assembly has passed a resolution directing Governor Hyacinth Alia to remove the Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Ikpambwese, from office. The lawmakers made the resolution on Tuesday during a plenary session presided by the Speaker, Hyacinth Dajoh. 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