- Benue State House of Assembly has recommended the immediate suspension of the elected Council Chairmen in the 23 local government areas of the state
- They also recommended that the legislative councils also be suspended for conniving with the Executive Councils to mismanage public funds put in their trust
- The suspended chairmen have been directed to immediately hand over the affairs of their respective councils to their Directors of General Service and Administration
23 local government chairmen were on Wednesday, June 21, suspended by the Benue State House of Assembly.
According to the Assembly, the chairmen’s suspension was with immediate effect over the alleged misappropriation of funds, Daily Trust reported.
