The Executive Governor of Plateau state, Barrister Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang on Thursday said he is in receipt of a correspondent from the Plateau House of Assembly vide letter Ref No S/PLHA/ADM/124/VOL VI/XXX dated Ist June, 2023 recommending the suspension of seventeen (17) Local Government Areas chairmen.
A statement signed by Gyang Bere his Special Assistant on Media and made available to newsmen in Jos reads, that the recommendation for the suspension was based on their inability to make available records of their income and expenditure to the house.
According to the statement, “In the light of the foregoing, His Excellency hereby approved with immediate effect the suspension of the 17 Local Government Areas structures to pave way for the investigation being carried out by the house”.
Furthermore, all properties belonging to the local Government Areas should be immediately handed over to the Director of Personnel Management, please.