The Executive Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has on Tuesday, 17th December 2019 elongated the suspension of 16 local government chairmen and their legislative committees by additional six months. This pronouncement was occasioned by the ongoing probe of the affected officials by the anti-corruption body in tandem with the decision of the House of Assembly.
Charged with alleged misappropriation of commonwealth, the officials were initially banned for six months following a June 18 resolution of the Kwara State House of Assembly mandating the Governor to do so.
“In furtherance of the powers conferred on me by the said resolution of the Kwara State House of Assembly of 18th June 2019, I, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Governor of Kwara State, hereby extend the suspension of the executive and legislative committees of all the 16 local government areas for another six months with effect from 18th December, 2019, pending the outcome of the investigation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),” according to a legal instrument signed by the Governor.
Alhaji AbdulRazaq revealed that all the administrators were incriminated in the investigation by the House of Assembly.
“The report of the State House of Assembly indicting the executive and legislative committees of the local government areas for misappropriation of public funds has been sent to the EFCC for necessary action and possible prosecution,” the instrument added.
“The members of the executive and legislative committees of the 16 local government areas are currently under investigations by the EFCC,” he noted.