By: Valentine Adese (JP),
The Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has approved the sack of the 17 Local Government Chairmen in the state for alleged inability to give detailed account of their Council’s income and corresponding expenditure.
The Governor according to a government press release, dated 1st June, 2023 and signed by Mr. Gyang Bere, the Special Assistant (Media) to the Governor, the Governor acted on the recommendation of the Plateau State House of Assembly.
The Governor has also directed the sacked Chairmen to hand over all properties belonging to the Local Government Councils immediately to their Directors of Personnel Management.
“The Executive Governor of Plateau State, Barr Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang is in receipt of a correspondent from the Plateau State House of Assembly vide letter Ref No S/PLHA/ADM/124/VOL.VI/XXX dated 1st June, 2023 recommending the suspension of the Seventeen (17) Local Government Areas Chairmen.
“The recommendation for the suspension was based on their inability to make available records of their income and expenditure to the House”. The release stated in part.
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PRESS RELEASE
The Executive Governor of Plateau State, Barr Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang is in receipt of a correspondent from the Plateau State House of Assembly vide letter Ref No S/PLHA/ADM/124/VOL.VI/XXX dated 1st June, 2023 recommending the suspension of the Seventeen (17) Local Government Areas Chairmen.
The recommendation for the suspension was based on their inability to make available records of their income and expenditure to the house.
In the light of the foregoing, His Excellency hereby approved with immediate effect the suspension of the 17 Local Government Areas Structures to pave way for the investigation being carried out by the house.
Furthermore, all properties belonging to the Local Government Areas should be immediately handed over to the Directors of Personnel Management, please.
Gyang Bere
Special Assistant (Media) to the Governor.
1 June, 2023.
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