By Augustine Kuza, Lafia
Nasarawa State House of Assembly has approved three years tenure for elected Local Government Chairmen and Councilors in the State.
The House also detached the Ministry for LG, Local Government Service Commission and LG Pension Board from the affairs of LGAs in the State while the 18 Development Areas are replaced as Area Administrative Councils to be headed by Area Administrators instead of Overseers.
The Area Administrators and Four other members each for the 18 Area Administrative Councils will be appointed by the Governor with the approval of the State House of Assembly.
Speaker of the House, Hon. Danladi Jatau, stated this when the House deliberated and adopted the report of house standing committee on Local Government, Community Development and Chieftaincy Affairs on A Bill for a Law to Repeal and Re-enact the Establishment, Structure, Composition, Finance, and Function of Local Government System in Nasarawa State 2024 and Other Matters Connected Thereto during the House proceedings in Lafia Tuesday
The Speaker said that the bill is apt, especially now that the federal government is making efforts to see that the Local Government Areas achieve full autonomy.
The Speaker commended the committee for doing a good job and appreciated lawmakers for their positive contributions on the bill.
Earlier, Hon. Musa Ibrahim Abubakar, the Chairman, House Committee on Local Government, Community Development and Chieftaincy Affairs while presenting the report said that the bill, if finally passed, would promote grassroots development.
