Kebbi govt removes sole administrators in 21 LGAs

The Kebbi State government has removed the sole administrators in the 21 local government areas in the state.

The government announced the dissolution in a circular addressed to the sole administrators and signed by the Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Aliyu Hassan-Kalgo.

The circular was made available to journalists on Wednesday in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday.

The circular read: “I am directed to write and notify you that Gov. Nasir Idris has directed the dissolution of Local Government Administrators in the state with immediate effect.

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“All the local government sole administrators are to hand over the affairs of the Local Government (LG), including all the LG property in their possession, to the Director of Administration of their respective LG councils on or before Thursday, July 25, 2024.”

The sole administrators were appointed on March 6 at the expiration of the tenure of the elected chairmen in the local councils.

The elected chairmen came into office on February 5, 2022.

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