The Impact of The Executive Chairman of Doma L.G 100 Days In Office

Rabiu Omaku

In this special report of 100 days in office of Hon. Jonathan Okuba Addra, the Executive Chairman of Doma Local Government Council.

On assumption of office on the 4th of October, 2024 has set up machinery in place in the running of the Local Government Council, His first event was the mobilization of sanitary officers to the end of the month environmental sanitation.

Hon. Jonathan Okuba to ensure the success of the exercise procured and distributed brooms and parkers to scores of household who trooped out to collect brooms and parkers as well shower their encomium on the initiative.

Second thing that gave the present administration of Hon.Jonathan Okuba an edge was his attentiveness in office,Meaning,Is always in office while comparing him with his predecessors.

He was able to change the narrative,This single act has injected new life to the Local Government,Making a difference with his predecessor who was running the Local Government in his hotel room in Lafia.

Okuba Visit Olam Rice Farm

He did not hesitate to remain calm,instead visited one of the largest rice farm in Africa, Olam rice farm operating in Rukubi community of Doma Local Government to know what exactly is coming to the Council as Internally Generated Revenue to the mother Local Government.

Constructed Public Toilets At Old Motor Park

The Chairman was able to construct Public conveniences at the Old motor park at no cost.During an interaction with Hon. Jonathan Okuba Addra, He affirmed that the little money realized from Wednesday Market and other sources was channel to the construction of toilet which would be a source of Revenue to the Local Government.

Jonathan Presented A budget of N7.4bn For 2025 appropriation year.

The current Executive Chairman of Doma Local Government Council, Honorable Jonathan Okuba Addra presented a budget of 2025 to the tune of N7.4bn,The budget comprises of all developmental projects to be embarked upon in 2025.

Honorable Jonathan Okuba Addra presented a budget of N7.4bn to the legislative arm of the Local Government for 2025,Which includes projects to be executed by the Local Government in the year under review.

Security

In the area of security of lives and properties, Honorable. Jonathan Okuba Addra was able to condone the hydra headed and unabated herders and farmers skirmishes in the “Food Basket of Nasarawa State”

contributions to make in the maintenance of security at a meeting with Fulani ethnic group during their traditional way of complementing Government effort in fighting crimes and criminalities known as “Fulako” in Doma promised to support ethnic groups that have what it takes to make the Area a crime free society.

The Chairman’s third engagement in office was the invitation of the two warring sides to bury the hatchet by tolerating one another,He was able to renewed the dash hope of farmers who are always jittery of staying long in there farms as it was obtainable amongst farmers in Doma Local Government Council which was predominantly farmers,The series of meetings between the Executive Chairman of Doma Local Government, Jonathan Okuba Addra, herders and farmers was to ensure that the bush remain safer for farmers as the predominant preoccupation,The farmers friendly Chairman

The Chairman also last year hosted a paramount ruler and some selected Council Chairmen of border Communities of Benue and Nasarawa State, the leader of the delegation was the Executive Chairman of Guma Local Government with other three Chairman under the auspices of Association of Local Government of Nigeria,The ALGON Chairman of Benue State.

Other Local Government Council Chairmen are the Chairmen of Gwer West and Agatu respectively, the visitors told the Chairman of Doma Local Government,Hon.Jonathan Okuba Addra that fulani mercenaries are using canoes to entered Doma Local Government.

The monarch while speaking described the visit as timely, saying all skirmishes was generated by herders as bad eggs can escalate crisis like land dispute and
criminality.

Urging the Council Chairman to beam his search light on inter border dispute which he confirmed as an unabated cacophony.

Swift Action On Allocation of Wednesday Market

The Chairman on assumption of office has taken a swift action to addressing the hiccups surrounding the allocation of shops in Wednesday Market after the remodeling by the immediate past Chairman, Arc. Ahmed Sarki Usman.

To Proffers Solution to the illegal allocation , The Executive Chairman set up a seven member committee with Shekarau Dahiru Ibrahim as the Chairman of the committee and the committee was given three weeks to submit it report, though at the time of compelling this special report, the Executive Chairman was not reached.

Reliable sources maintained that the committee has since submitted it report to the Executive Chairman for action.

Though this news outlet gathered that the former Chairman allocated the remodelled shops one week after he vacate office.

In his maiden address Jonathan Okuba Addra tasked the Council’s staff on hardworking, dedication, honesty and transparency in the discharge of their duties and made case for support to enable the administration to succeed.

The chairman as part of his scheduled duties received food and drugs relief items donated by the World Health Organisation in collaboration with the Nasarawa State Government to the victims of five communities in part of Doma Local Government Area that were ravaged by flood disaster with an assurance to deliver the materials.

Is history in the making that the present administration is doing the right thing not like before that what belong to the populace were diverted when it comes to the distribution of Federal Government palliative

The Executive Chairman warned his aides not to indulge in an ungodly behavior , saying any of his aides that tried that would go to jail, He also exhibited such maturity during the distribution of 175 bags of fertilizer that was recently doled out to farmers by the Federal Government during the reign of the immediate past Chairman, Arc. Ahmed Usman Sarki

Describing culture as one show way to know one’s identity, Jonathan Addra in his unique leadership style participated in the Amiri festival in Doma to clear graves where the traditional parents are buried with prayers offered for peace and happiness in the land.

Organized A Friendly Football Match marking his one hundred days in office.

Nowadays, football is amongst the unifying factor among the teeming youth in the society,This mean, Honorable Jonathan Okuba Addra is making relentless effort to uniting the populace

Again, the Executive Chairman of Doma Local Government inspected Local Government properties been neglected for years by making discoveries,One of such shocking discoveries was the sharing and sales of 7.5 hectares of Local Government properties.

Embark On Inspection of LG Facilities

Honorable Jonathan Okuba Addra also inspected most of the Local Government clinics in the headquarters of the Local Government including the Local Government Office of Water Board which has been neglected for quit a long time.

Other holistic effort was the issuance of letters to all squatters occupying L.G quarters

To Put The Record Straight,The L.G Chairman make frantic measure to clear the building of illegal squatters.

The Local Government party officials are not left out of the ongoing reform by Jonathan Okuba Addra is putting in place,Meaning,The L.G party exco are given their place as critical stakeholders.