Tag: Caretaker Committee
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PDP suspends eight members for constituting rival caretaker committee
The Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau has suspended eight members of the party. The ‘group of rascals’, as stated by Mr. John Akans, the committee’s head of media, were suspended for constituting a rival State’s Caretaker Committee. Akans, in a statement on Saturday, said the decision to suspend the erring…
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AGF writes Makinde, other Govs, demands immediate disbandment of caretaker committees
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN) has requested Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde to abide by the decision of the Supreme Court on the dissolution of local government administration in the state in the overall interest of the rule of law and the nation’s democracy. Malami, in a letter…
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Ondo Assembly dissolves LG caretaker committees for the second time
The Ondo State House of Assembly has dissolved the 18 Local Government Caretaker Committee Chairmen in the state. The dissolution came into effect on Thursday at the plenary of members of the Assembly in Akure. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the lawmakers had, on April 18, granted another six-month tenure extension…
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JUST IN: PDP dissolves Ahmed Makarfi-led caretaker committee
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dissolved the Ahmed Makarfi-led national caretaker committee. This will now pave way for the election of substantive executive for the opposition party. The committee was put in place in 2016 following the leadership crisis that befell the party. The convention is still ongoing at the time of filing this…
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Gov Lalong dissolves LG caretaker committees
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau on Thursday dissolved caretaker committees of the 17 local governments of the state. Lalong announced the dissolution in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Mr Emmanuel Nanle, noting that it was with immediate effect. The governor directed the caretaker committee chairmen to handover to directors of…
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Court nullifies appointment of Al-Makura’s LG caretaker committees, orders fresh election
The High Court sitting in Keffi, Nasarawa State has nullified the appointment of Interim Management Committees (IMCs) in 11 local government councils of the State. The court also ordered the state government to conduct elections of chairmen and councilors within 140 days from the when the judgement was pronounced. In his ruling, the presiding judge,…