Nigeria: Fund mismanagement: Cross River Assembly suspends LG chair for three months

The Cross River State House of Assembly has suspended Theresa Ushie, the Chairman of Bekwarra Local Government Council, for three months.

This action follows a petition and resolution from nine of the ten councillors within the local government, which was reviewed by the Assembly and other key stakeholders.

The councillors had previously attempted to impeach the LG chairman three months prior, citing accusations of corruption, misconduct, abuse of power, and the halting of…