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Commissioners in Cross River State convened to stage a protest on Monday over the ruling of the Supreme Court on the conduct of the ward and local government congresses of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
However, Nigerian Tribune reliably gathered that the said meeting which was held at the residence of the Commissioner for Solid Minerals, George O’ben-Etchi, started off smoothly but ended in a brawl.
A reliable source from inside had revealed that Oliver Orok, Commissioner for Sustainable Development Goals, was involved in a misunderstanding with two others.
The source added that the former Attorney-General, Joe Oshie-Abang and Information Commissioner, Asu Okang were also in bitter verbal argument, almost exchanging blows while two female members, Rita Ayim, chairman, Ogoja Local Government Area and Stella Odey-Inyang, Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, had their own brawl on the side.
Guest Speaker, Chairman National Hajj Commission, Ustaz Zikrullah Kunle Hassan (left); Lagos State Commissioner for Community and Local Government Affairs, Wale Ahmed and President of Muslim Association of Nigeria (MAN), Alhaji Tajudeen.Olajide Ojikutu during MAN National Conference in Lagos.Muslims across the country have been urged to stand up for justice, equity, and fairness to avoid anarchy and disorder in society.
The guest speaker at the Muslim Association of Nigeria (MAN) 35th triennial national conference and Chairman National Hajj Commission (NAHCON), Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, said any demonstration or protest that accidentally led to the destruction of life and property is un-Islamic.
By Laleye Dipo
The Niger State House of Assembly has reconciled the feuding councillors of the Shiroro Local Government Area Legislative House and its Chairman, Alhaji Sulaiman Chukuba.
The councillors had last Tuesday announced the removal of the chairman for alleged gross financial misdeeds, including alleged diversion of N7million meant for the organisation of a workshop for the local government area legislators
In addition, Chukuba was said to have unilaterally been withdrawing and spending Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) without recourse to the legislative house for approval
Other allegations leveled against Chukuba included: “Gross misconduct and refusal by former chairman to lay before the legislative council for a whole year the estimate of revenues and expenditure of the local government area.”
TODAY
December 30, 2020
The intervention by the Niger State house of Assembly on Tuesday saved the Chairman of Shiroro Local Government Area, Mallam Suleman Chukuba, from possible impeachment.
Eleven of 14 elected councillors in the area had on Monday collected signature with an intention to impeach the council chairman for his failure to organise a workshop for the councillors after seeking approval of N7 million from the legislature for the said workshop.
The council lawmakers also accused the chairman of misappropriation of the council’s funds and therefore resolved after a marathon meeting at the council Secretariat on Monday to suspend the embattled chairman from office.
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Ekiti State Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Professor Adio Folayan has charged council administrators in the state to make the budget and budgeting process more transparent, accountable and implementable towards addressing the needs of the people at the grassroots.
Professor Folayan gave the charge in Ado-Ekiti while declaring open a workshop on the review of the Local Government 2020-2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) documents.
The Commissioner observed that the MTEF documents have now been widely accepted as the most appropriate framework for strategic expenditure and therefore called for consultations and engagement in designing budgets at the grassroots.