Kogi State: Gov. Bello dissolves boards of parastatals, agencies while he reinstates 15 LG chairmen sacked by Wada

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Friday dissolved the boards of the state’s parastatals and agencies.

This is contained in a statement issued in Lokoja by the Chief of Staff to the governor, Mr Edward Onoja.

The statement noted that the dissolution takes immediate effect, directing the chairmen and Directors-General of the affected agencies to hand over government’s property in their possession to the most senior officers.

It explained that the dissolution was to pave way for the restructuring of the boards and to take stock of their state with a view to positioning them for greater efficiency and performance.

However, the statement added that the office of the Accountant-General and three statutory boards are not affected by the order.

They are: Judicial Service Commission, Civil Service Commission and the State Independent Electoral Commission.

Bello thanked all the chairmen and members of the dissolved boards for their services to the state and wish them well in their future endeavours.

Meanwhile, the above picture is the official portrait of Alhaji Yahaya Bello, Executive Governor of Kogi State.

Gov. Yahaya Bello  has reinstated 15 Local Government chairmen sacked by his predecessor, former Gov. Idris Wada, for decamping to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

This is contained in a statement issued in Lokoja on Friday by Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Kingsley Fanwo.

The statement quoted the governor as saying that the action was informed by the need to promote the rule of law and ensured that no one was victimized based on political belief.

The statement said that the governor directed those that have been occupying the positions in the absence of the chairmen to hand over immediately and revert to their former positions.

“Governor Bello expects the normalisation to be carried out without rancour, regardless of political differences.

“Chairmen who were removed via impeachment are considered to have been removed legally and are bound to the legal status quo, “the statement said.

The governor directed the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and the Local Government Service Commission to comply immediately and accordingly.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that 15 Local Government chairmen elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were banned from occupying the office after decamping to the APC in November, 2015.

 

Credit: NAN