Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has cautioned the newly sworn-in local government chairmen and deputies against misapplying the concept of autonomy in their respective councils. In Saturday’s local government election in the state, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won in 30 local governments while the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) won only Essien Udim Local Government. Speaking during …

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn in the newly elected council chairmen of the 23 local government areas. The exercise was held on Sunday at the Executive Council Chamber of the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital, hours after the chairmen were issued certificates of return by the Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Adolphus …

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, and the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Yakubu Salihu-Danladi, have congratulated the elected chairmen and councillors in the Saturday local government elections in the state. The governor in a statement by his Spokesperson, Rafiu Ajakaye, on Sunday, said the newly elected 16 chairpersons and 193 councillors deserved their victories at Saturday’s election. The …

The Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, on Monday, swore in the 21 Local Government chairmen who got elected on Saturday. The candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were declared winners in the election conducted by the state electoral commission. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Presidential Lodge in Birnin Kebbi and attended by the governor and top political …

The 33 council chairmen in Oyo State have dumped the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) over the Supreme Court’s judgment granting financial autonomy to local government across the country. In a communiqué by the chairmen, they unanimously declared their support for Governor Seyi Makinde. ALGON’s Public Relation Officer in the state, Ibrahim Akintayo, described the chairmen’s stand as …

The Oyo State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, suspended the Chairman of Akinyele Local Government area of the state, Taoreed Adedigba, over alleged gross misconduct and misappropriation of funds. It, however, directed the Vice-Chairman to take over the council while the Secretary take over the Local Council Development Area One and the Assistant Secretary to Local Council Development Area two. …

Local government chairmen in Plateau State have declared that the state governor, Caleb Mutfwang has no power to suspend them from office. On Thursday, the governor announced the suspension of all the 17 local government chairmen claiming the inability to submit accounts for their expenditures. But in a swift reaction on the next day, the council chairmen rejected the suspension …