Plateau State governor, Simon Bako Lalong, yesterday sacked all the seventeen local government council chairmen in the state. Lalong in a statement signed by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Mr. Samuel Emmanuel Nanle and made available to New Telegraph yesterday in Jos, said the governor in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Edict establishing the Local Government Council Administration in the state, has approved the dissolution of the seventeen local government councils in the state.
The statement also directed all chairmen of the dissolved council areas, members of the executive arm of government, councilors and other political appointees to hand over all government property in their possession to the Directors of Personnel Management (DPMs) of the 17 local councils in the state.
The governor also urged security operatives in the various local governments, particularly the DPOs and members of the various labour unions in the local governments to ensure that all government property is secured in the custody of the DPMs in line with the directive. Meanwhile, Governor Lalong has approved the appointment of Mrs. Hulda Fwangchi, as the head of the civil service in the state.
Until her appointment, Fwangchi was a Permanent Secretary with the Plateau State government and she replaces Mr. Ezekiel Dalyop, who until now was the Head of Service in the state. Lalong thanked all members of the dissolved council areas and the former Head of Service (HoS) for their selfless service and wish them the best in their future endeavour. The governor, however, further assures the outgoing chairmen that their wealth of experience would be relied upon as time and opportunity avails in the course of governance.
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