Governor Bala Mohammad of Bauchi State has approved the suspension of Alhaji Baffa Bara, the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Kirfi Local Government.
The suspension was contained in a statement by Muktar Gidado, Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Governor, in Bauchi on Monday.
Gidado said the chairman’s suspension is with immediate effect.
He said in the statement: “Governor Bala Mohammad has approved the suspension of Baffa Bara, the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Kirfi LGA of the State.
“The suspension was due to his nonchalant attitude in running the affairs of the local government and other issues of financial impropriety which culminated to his invitation by EFCC which the state government viewed as a very serious embarrassment that can not be tolerated.
“Government also observed that the suspended chairman had not been engaging stakeholders from the LGA as directed by the state governor.
“This act violates the principle of fair representation and participatory democracy as envisaged by the present administration in the state.”
The suspended chairman was directed to hand over the mantle of administration of the council to the Deputy Chairman along with all government property in his possession.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that on January 9, Mohammad suspended Nura Dan-Maishari’a as Chairman Caretaker Committee of Ningi Local Government Council.
Maishari’a’s suspension was as a result of his alleged frequent abscondment from meetings of Local Government Chairmen, non-engagement of local government stakeholders in managing the local government affairs and nonchalant attitude toward indiscriminate felling of trees under his watch.
NAN also reports on January 10, the state governor approved the suspension of Gara’u Adamu as the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Darazo Local Government Area of the state.
Adamu was suspended as a result of his persistent absenteeism from office, which contravened the ethics of his oath of office.
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