Obaseki dissolves LGAs as Chairmen tenure ends Friday

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has directed the 18 local government chairmen whose three-year tenure ends on Friday, March 5, to hand over to the Head of Local Government Administration (HOLGA), in their respective councils.

The LGA chairmen were sworn-in on March 5, 2018, for a three-year tenure, following their victory at the local government polls conducted on March 3, 2018. The council bosses have the chance to seek reelection.

Obaseki, in a memo dated March 2, 2021, and titled, ‘Handing over by Local Government Council Chairmen, endorsed by the Permanent Secretary, M.E Jos-Bazuaye, Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs,’ directed the elected council officials to vacate office on the said date following the expiration of their tenure.

According to the memo with the reference number: FMLC.170/vol.111/646, also affected by the mandate are the councillors and all political appointees of the 18 council areas of the state.

“I am directed to refer to the above subject and to request that all Local Government Council chairmen are to hand over the administration of the 18 Local Government Councils to the respective HOLGA in their various Local Government latest by Friday the 5th March 2021,” the memo read.