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Nigeria: Plateau Assembly reduces LG officials’ tenure to 2 years — Africa Links 24

Nigeria: Plateau Assembly reduces LG officials’ tenure to 2 years — Africa Links 24

Africa Links 24 with Umar Audu
Published on 2024-08-28 17:38:43

The Plateau House of Assembly has reduced the tenure of elected local government officials from three to two years.

The House Committee Chairman on Information, Mr Matthew Kwarpo, told newsmen on Wednesday in Jos that the reduction was in line with amended Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission, PLASIEC, Law 2024.

Kwarpo stated that it was also because of the financial autonomy that was recently granted to local governments in the country.

He added that the lawmakers took the…

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