Ajiya Ayuba
Governor Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir of Bauchi State has asked all the chairmen, deputies, secretaries, and councilors of the twenty (20) local government areas of the state to step down as tenure expired.
In a press release signed by the special adviser on media and publicity to the governor, Comrade Muktar M. Gidado, said that the governor approved that all mentioned above should step down and hand over their offices.
According to Gidado, the directive is sequel to the fact that the tenure of the elected council officials expires on Oct. 10, 2022.
He said the affected officials had been directed to hand over the affairs of their offices to the Heads of Administration of the respective councils on Tuesday, Oct. 11, pending conduct of fresh elections or constitution of caretaker committees.
The governor’s aide said the move was in pursuant to Section 2 (i) of the Local Government System Establishment and Administration of Local Government Councils Law of Bauchi State 2013, as amended.
“His Excellency, the governor thanked the outgoing chairmen, deputy chairmen, councilors, and secretaries for the services rendered to the state and wished them success in their future endeavors,” the statement said.
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