ALLEGED MISAPPROPRIATION: Kwara gov extends suspension of 16 local government chairmen, others

The suspension of 16 local government chairmen and their legislative committees over allegations of misappropriation of public funds has been extended by the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.

Governor AbdulRazaqa made the decision on Tuesday in a statement premised on the ongoing investigation of the affected officials by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and a subsisting resolution of the House of Assembly.

The decision now adds to the punishment of the officials who were initially suspended for six months following a June 18 resolution of the Kwara State House of Assembly authorising the Governor to do so.

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The statement by the state governor reads thus in part; “In furtherance of the powers conferred on me by the said resolution of the Kwara State House of Assembly of 18th June 2019, I, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Governor of Kwara State, hereby extend the suspension of the executive and legislative committees of all the 16 local government areas for another six months with effect from 18th December, 2019, pending the outcome of the investigation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).”

The Governor noted that all the officials were indicted in the probe by the House of Assembly, according to a statement by his spokesman Rafiu Ajakaye in Ilorin the state capital.

“The report of the State House of Assembly indicting the executive and legislative committees of the local government areas for misappropriation of public funds has been sent to the EFCC for necessary action and possible prosecution,” the instrument added.

“The members of the executive and legislative committees of the 16 local government areas are currently under investigations by the EFCC.”

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