Plateau State Governor, Simon Bako Lalong, has sworn in a
new set of management committee chairmen for the 17 local government
council of the state.
Governor Lalong
recently dissolved local government management committees that he
constituted in July 2015 after he sacked the elected ones.
The governor shortly after the swearing in on
Friday, in Jos, charged the committee chairmen to brace for the
challenging responsibilities ahead.
The governor said that they should work hard for the dividends of democracy to be felt at the grassroots.
Speaking, Gov. Lalong told them, “You must work together in unity with the electorate to move the state forward”.
He said that tenure of the chairmen
would be reviewed on monthly basis according to performance pending when
local government elections would be conducted.
Lalong said that the chairmen would
operate with part time councilors appointed in various council wards and
would be operating from such wards instead of the local government
secretariats.
The governor said that the committee
chairmen and the councilors would not contest in the forthcoming local
government elections in the state.
He said that there would be no
imposition of candidates in the forthcoming elections as the wishes of
the people would be allowed to prevail.
Dr. Ado Buba, Chairman, Wase Local
Government Council, who spoke on behalf his colleagues, thanked the
governor for finding them worthy for the assignment.
Buba said that they would do their best to ensure that the APC wins the forthcoming electyions.
The newly sworn chairmen include :
Mr
Dickson Chollom for Barkin Ladi LGC, Mrs Sarah Bali, Bassa LGC, Mr Simon
Angyol, Bokkos, Mr Dauda Barde, Jos East and Mr Philip Nyam, Jos North.
Others were; Mr Gideon Dung, Jos South
LGC, Mr Huldu Hamisu, Kanam LGC, Mr Zachariah Golshan, Kanke LGC, Mr
Brian Dadi, Langtang North, Mr Sauri Nanzen, Langtang South, Mr Haruna
Audu for Mangu, and Mrs Naomi Golmwen for Pankshin.
The governor also swore in Mr Homsuk
Joseph for Quan Pan, Mr Kwaps Elias for Shendam, Mr Emmanuel Jugul for
Riyom and Mr Ezekiel Vuelgap for Mikang LGC.
