Lagos directs LG bosses to hand over to managers

The three-year statutory tenure of all Local Government Chairmen and Councillors in Lagos State expires on Tuesday (today).

Consequently, all affected officials, including Supervisors, Council Secretaries and other political appointees are legally required to vacate their offices by close of business on the same day.

Owing to this, the Lagos State Government has directed the chairmen to co-ordinate the exercise and hand over to the Council Managers in their respective Local Governments who will take charge of the administration until further notice.

A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Lateef Ibirogba, added: “It is expected that newly elected officials will resume office after the next local government elections to be scheduled and conducted by the State Independent Electoral Commission upon completion of the continuous voter registration, ward re-delineation and polling booth re-distribution exercise embarked upon by the Independent National Electoral Commission.”