OKMULGEE, Okla. — The Muscogee (Creek) Nation National Council is asking for new leadership.

Citing nine distinct allegations, the Muscogee (Creek) National Council voted 12-2 without any debate to issue a resolution of no confidence in Principal Chief George Tiger during a 13-minute emergency session Thursday night at the tribe’s Mound Building.

Tukvpvtce District representative Shirlene Ade and Johnnie Greene, representing Wagoner/Rogers/Mayes District, voted against the resolution. Okfuskee District representative Frank Coachman was excused from the vote due to a funeral.

Earlier this month, the council issued a written request for Tiger’s resignation. Thursday night’s resolution also includes a second request for his resignation, but is more symbolic than anything.

“This is just a statement of the National Council,” National Council Speaker Thomas Yahola said. “We gave our cause for his resignation, but it’s not binding. It’s just a statement that we’ve made.”

The move stems in part from two front-page articles in the Tulsa World outlining Tiger’s involvement in an attempt by a developer and the Kialegee Tribal Town to open a casino in Broken Arrow.

Tiger was hired as a consultant two months after he was elected to the National Council in 2009 and would have received a portion of the casino’s revenue, plus an ownership share had the casino taken off. According to documents obtained by the Tulsa World, Tiger received payments related to the project after he was elected chief in 2011.

Other allegations in the resolution include:

Tiger did not disclose the terms of his agreement to the National Council.

The Tiger administration created an aggressive, hostile environment for its female employees and did not adequately protect them from sexual harassment.

According to the early results of an ongoing forensic audit, the Tiger administration has a pattern of wasteful spending and facilitated former Second Chief Roger Barnett’s embezzlement efforts.

Tiger used Muscogee (Creek) Nation Lighthorse officers to obtain records from an independent tribal agency.

Under the Creek Nation’s constitution, removal proceedings can not be initiated by the National Council. Instead, at least 20 percent of registered Creek voters must sign a recall petition first. After the petition is filed and verified to have sufficient signatures, at least 75 percent of the National Council must vote to initiate impeachment procedures.

A petition was officially launched earlier this week. Organizers have 60 days to obtain at least 3,300 signatures.

In an open letter distributed Friday afternoon, Tiger again categorically denied any wrongdoing and with a recall petition already making the rounds, questioned whether the council’s actions instigated a constitutional crisis.

“No court in this country would seat a jury with 12 individuals who have already publicly declared a defendant’s guilt before a trial has even started,” he wrote. “Our constitution and code of laws require a fair and impartial process, so these are serious legal issues that must be considered during the course of this proposed removal process.”

Elected chief in 2011 by a wide margin, Tiger’s term ends later this year. He is eligible for re-election and the filing period for the September primary is July 20-22.