The Bauchi state Governor, Bala Mohammed has suspended with immediate effect, another local government Care taker Committe Chairman, Gara’u Adamu of Darazo Local Council over poor management of government affairs.
The Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Governor, Comrade Muktar Gidado who disclosed this in a statement in Bauchi asserted that the suspension of Adamu was due to his lackadaisical attitude in running the affairs of the local overnment council.
The suspension of Honourable Gara’u Adamu is coming less than 24 hours after that of his colleague, Dan Maisharia of Ningi local government area over similar issue.
“Government noted that both of them have not been engaging the Local Government stakeholders in managing the affairs of their councils as the act violates the principles of good representation, equity and fairness.” The statement explained.
According to the statement, “the persistence absenteeism from office by the suspended Caretaker Chairman of Dazaro Local Government contravene the ethics of his oath of office thereby affecting the much needed development in the Local Government.
The release further explained that the suspension of the Caretaker Chairman Ningi Local yesterday was as a result of the ongoing indiscriminate felling of trees under his watch, which is inimical to the avowed commitment of the present administration in combating desertification and environmental issues.
The statement added that the suspension Ningi caretaker chairman was also necessitated by his deliberate refusal to recognize the appointed Local Government Administrative Secretary whose nomination was in the interest of the entire local government.
Comrade Gidado said that the suspension of the two Local Government officials was to facilitate proper investigation into the allegations to enable government take final decision on the matter.
The release directed the suspended Caretaker Chairmen to handover administrative affairs of their Local Government Councils to their Deputies along with all government’s property in their possession.
