The Kano State House of Assembly has announced the extension of the suspension of the chairmen of Rogo, Bagwai and Bebeji Local Government Areas by an additional three months.
The House also granted a further three-month extension to the ad-hoc committee constituted to investigate the allegations against the three council chairmen.
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This is contained in a statement on Monday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Kamaluddeen Shawai, a copy of which was made available to The Punch on Monday.
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According to the statement, the House had given the committee three months to conduct a thorough investigation and present its report 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 said.
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Recall that the Assembly suspended the three chairmen over allegations of financial misappropriation, abuse of office and other acts of misconduct.
The affected local government chairmen are Bello Abdullahi Gadanya ( Bagwai), Dr. Alhassan Salisu (Bebeji) and Abubakar Mustapha (Rogo).
