PLATEAU: BREAKING: GOV. CALEB MUTFWANG’S CHAIRMEN, REJECTED AT LGC GATES

By: Valentine Adese (JP),

The battle for the control of the 17 Local Government Councils in Plateau State has entered phase II, as the Chairmen of the Interim Transition Committee sworn-in by Governor Caleb Mutfwang have been denied access to office in their respective Local Government Councils, REALITY so gathered.

GOV. CALEB

You would recall that, the Executive Governor of Plateau State, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, having received a correspondent from the Plateau State House of Assembly vide a letter, Ref No S/PLHA/ADM/124/VOL.VI/XXX, dated 1^st June, 2023, recommending the suspension of the Seventeen (17) Local Government Areas’ Chairmen, had approved their suspension and had directed that, all properties belonging to the Local Government Areas should be immediately handed over to the Directors of Personnel Management in their respective Councils.

ALGON PLATEAU STATE CHAPTER

However, not being satisfied with their suspensions and the steps taken by the Governor, the Executive Chairmen had collectively approached the Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital, where they had obtained several restraining Orders and Injunction against the Governor and the Plateau State Government.

In spite of the restraining order and injunctions against the Governor by the Court, allegedly served by the Plaintiffs, Plateau State House of Assembly has approved the Governor’s nominees to serve as Interim Transition Committee Chairmen in the Seventeen (17) Local Government Councils.

REALITY gathered that, in an attempt to demonstrate their new powers after their swearing in ceremony, the ITC Chairmen approached their various LGC offices where they were embarrassed and refused access.

ALLEGED SUSPENDED CHAIRMAN STILL IN OFFICE

In Bassa Local Government, our source reported that, the ITC Chairman, Hon Fidelis Adara, was instructed to turn back as a copy of the Restraining Order and Injunction were shown to him by security operatives.

AT BASSA LGC

The source also reported that, while the embarrassment was going on at the LGC’s gate, the Executive Chairman allegedly suspended was busy in the office with his day’s task and meetings.

HON. SHEHU BALA

You would recall that, REALITY had reported that, the Chairman of Jos-North Local Government Council, Hon. Shehu Bala and the other 16 LGC Chairmen have been going to office since the alleged newsbreak of their suspension.

TO BE CONTINUED…