The Enugu state government on Monday ordered local government chairmen in the 17 councils to hand over administration to heads of personnel management. It was gathered that the tenure of the council chairmen ended yesterday. The handover directive was issued by the Commissioner for Local Government, Rural Development and Chieftaincy Affairs, Deacon Okey Ogbodo. He said the directive was in line with the extant laws guiding the tenure of elected chairmen and councilors.
Ogbodo said: “The tenure of the chairmen and councillors of the 17 local governments in Enugu State formally came to an end on March 4 “Consequently, the council chairmen are expected to hand over to the heads of personnel management (HPM) in the local governments, with effect from March 4. “This is in line with the extant laws guiding the tenure-ship of elected chairmen and councillors in our local governments.”
