Niger lawmakers suggest suspension of LG chairman over alleged monetary recklessness, misconduct
Members of the Niger State Home of Meeting have really helpful the instant suspension of the Chairman of Rijau Native Authorities Space, Hon. Danladi Kwambo Uganda, for 3 months, over alleged monetary recklessness and gross misconduct.
They took the choice throughout plenary to present room for thorough investigation into the actions of his council.
Uganda’s suspension was the results of suggestions on a report by the Home Committee on Native Authorities and Chieftaincy Affairs, throughout its oversight capabilities to the 25 native authorities areas of the state.
Presenting the report, the home committee chairman on LG and member representing Rijau Constituency, Hon Alhaji Bello Bako, defined that throughout the train to the council, it was noticed that there was enormous monetary recklessness, gross misconduct and misappropriation, which had affected income and different funds within the council.
In line with the report, “The council acknowledged the receipt of N100million as overhead for eight months however couldn’t account on the fund was spent.
“The chairman’s refusal to lodge income fund into the designated income account for the interval of 4 months, spending public funds with out due regards to put down process (F&GPC) and council’s approval opposite to part 17(2) of native authorities legislation 2012 and the disposal of Council belongings together with automobiles with out recourse to due diligence and processes.”
In view of this improvement, Bako defined that the chairman was subsequently, invited to seem earlier than the home of which he refused to indicate up, including that the motion of the chairman was a collective insult to the home.
Apart the suspension, the lawmakers, after exhaustive deliberations on the matter, additionally really helpful that the vice chairman ought to take cost of the affairs of the LG pending the result of the investigation.
The Speaker, Hon Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, then directed the clerk of the home to right away talk the choice of the home on the suspension of the Chairman to the state governor, Hon Umar Mohammed Bago.
