Tag: LG Chairmen
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Ajimobi makes first public appearance, speaks on sacked LG chairmen
Former Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi has assured the councils’ bosses sacked by Governor Seyi Makinde that they have legitimacy on their side, saying the due process was followed in the election that ushered them into office. The former governor, who apparently was assuring the council bosses that the process that brought them to power…
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Umahi suspends two LG chairmen over communal clashes in Ebonyi
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State on Tuesday suspended the Chairmen of Ikwo and Abakaliki Local Government Areas over the resurgence of communal crisis in the areas last week. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the affected chairmen included: Mr Emmanuel Nwangele of Abakaliki and Chief John Nnabo of Ikwo LGA. Dr Hyginus…
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APC kicks as Benue Assembly suspends six LG chairmen
The Benue House of Assembly has suspended six local government chairmen for three months over alleged misappropriation of public funds and gross misconduct. The House suspended the chairmen on Monday during plenary in Makurdi. The suspended chairmen were those of Oju LGA, Mr. Augustine Okwoche; Makurdi LGA, Mrs. Justina Akange Audu; Kwande LGA, Mr. Terdoo…
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BREAKING: Kwara LG chairmen, councillors defect from APC to PDP
Following the defections of Senate President Bukola Saraki and Governor Abdul Fatal Ahmed, Local Government chairmen and councillors in the state have also defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, Kwara State chapter, Mr. Joshua Omokanye, said all the…