Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has approved the dissolution of the 14 Local Government Sole Administrators with immediate effect.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Local Governments, Alhaji Abubakar Maradun, on Friday in Gusau.
The dissolution, the statement said, followed the expiration of their tenure elongation period of six months as earlier approved by the State House of Assembly.
It expires on Friday, June 4.
“In view of this, the outgoing local government council sole administrators have been directed to hand over the affairs of their respective councils to the Directors of Administration and General Services with immediate effect,” the statement read.
The governor thanked the outgoing sole administrators for their services to the state and wished them success in their future endeavours.
Matawalle on May 31 dissolved members of the State Executive Council and all principal political appointees as well as members of boards in the state.