Kano Assembly extends suspension of three LG chairmen by three months

The Kano State House of Assembly has prolonged the suspension of the Chairmen of Rogo, Bagwai and Bebeji Local Government Areas by one other three months to permit additional investigation into allegations towards them.

The Assembly additionally prolonged the tenure of the advert hoc committee investigating the allegations by the identical interval.

The extension was introduced in a press release issued on Monday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Kamaluddeen Shawai.

The assertion stated the committee was initially given three months to research the allegations and submit its findings to the House.

“With the expiration of the initial period, the House has now extended both the suspension of the chairmen and the mandate of the committee by another three months, to enable the committee to further examine the petitions, conclude its investigation, and submit its report to the House within the next three months,” it stated.

The three council chairmen have been suspended over allegations of monetary misappropriation, abuse of workplace and different types of misconduct.

They are Bello Abdullahi Gadanya of Bagwai, Dr Alhassan Salisu of Bebeji and Abubakar Mustapha of Rogo.