BREAKING: Tension as Nigerian governor removes 17 LG chairmen

  • Plateau state governor Caleb Mutfwang has sacked all the 17 local government transition implementation committee chairmen in the state
  • The governor directed the council’s Director of Personnel Management (DPMs) to take charge of the affairs of the council until the local government election held on October 9
  • Mutfwang’s action came weeks after the Supreme Court granted financial autonomy to the local governments in Nigeria

Jos, Plateau – Caleb Mutfwang, the governor of Plateau state, has sacked all the 17 Local Government (LG) transition implementation committee chairmen inaugurated on June 9, 2023.

In a statement by Gyang Bere, the governor’s office’s director of press and public affairs, Mutfwang directed the council’s Director of Personnel Management (DPM) to take over from the chairmen.