By Sunday Ogli, Makurdi
Benue State House of Assembly has recommended for the immediate removal of the State Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Ikpambese from office over alleged gross violation of ethical code of conduct and despicable acts incompatible with the status of a judicial officer.
The House took the decision on Tuesday, during a plenary presided by the Speaker, Hon Hyacinth Aondona Dajoh.
Justice Ikpambese, according to a correspondence sent to the House from the state Ministry of Justice and read by the Majority Leader, Saater Tiseer, issued a directive to overturn the Benue State Electoral Law passed by the Benue State House of Assembly and assented to by the Governor of the State.
Other infractions allegedly committed by Justice Ikpambese included misappropriation and mismanagement of the budgetary allocation and finances of the Benue State Judiciary, engagement with politicians and political office holders for favourable judicial outcomes and indirect participation, incitement of the industrial actions against the State Executive and acts of bribery, corruption, undue favoritism and dire insistence on cronies holding unmerited positions.
The House was divided into two and 23 members out of 31 voted for the removal of the Chief Judge.
