1st June, 2023
The Plateau House Assembly on Thursday requested Gov. Caleb Mutfwang to suspend all 17 local government political structures over financial impropriety.
The house, presided over by its Speaker Abok Ayuba, arrived at the resolution following a motion of notice by Pirfa Tyem, member representing Langtang North-North State Constituency.
The lawmakers requested that the chairmen and indeed all political local government structures remain suspended pending the outcome of the investigations against their councils.
The legislators said the resolution became imperative after the local government chairmen failed to furnish the assembly with their income and expenditure profiles as requested.
“The leadership of the house is in receipt of a petition against the 17 local government councils of Plateau bordering on financial impropriety and misuse of office.
“The leadership of the House requested the 17 local government councils via a letter dated May 25 to submit for scrutiny all income and expenditure profiles of the councils on May 30.
“None of them honoured the said request to make submissions.
“Given the foregoing, therefore, the House resolve to request the executive governor of Plateau to direct the suspension of all political structures at the local government level pending the conclusion of investigations into the said petition.