Kogi govt extends tenure of 21 LGAs caretaker chairmen by six months

The Kogi State House of Assembly on Friday approved the extension of the tenure of the 21 local government areas transition committee chairmen in the state by six months.

This followed a request by Governor Usman Ododo for the Assembly’s approval of tenure extension for the chairmen.

The tenure of the caretaker chairmen was expected to end on July 8.

Ododo in a letter to Assembly said the state could not conduct local government elections at this time due to paucity of funds.

He expressed the hope that before the expiration of the extended tenure on January 8, 2025, the state government would have successfully conducted the local council polls.

The Speaker of the House, Umar Yusuf, who read the governor’s letter, sought contributions from members of the House.

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The lawmakers in turn unanimously granted the governor’s request.

Yusuf commended his colleagues for seeing reasons with the governor, whom he said meant well for the growth and development of the state.

The speaker, thereafter, announced the House’s approval of six months tenure extension for the chairmen.

“By this resolution today, July 5, 2024, the state house of assembly has extended the tenure of transition committee chairmen by another six months,” he declared.

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