Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has announced the dissolution of the Interim Management Committees of the 23 local government councils in the state.
Speaking via a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Samuel Aruwan, El-Rufai said the decision was in line with the expiration of their six-month term of office.
The statement read:
“The interim management committees of the 23 local government councils were appointed on July 3, 2015, for a period of six months in the first instance. The Local Government (Administration) Law No. 12 of 2012 provides that their tenure can be extended by the Kaduna State House of Assembly.
“The government has made appropriate submissions for the extension of the tenure of the IMCs, but the House of Assembly is currently on recess. Therefore, the lawful thing to do is to dissolve the interim management committees with effect from January 6, 2016.
“Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, the Governor of Kaduna State, has therefore approved the dissolution of the interim management committees. The governor also extended his profound appreciation to all the IMC members for their selfless and dedicated service to their local governments in particular and Kaduna State in general.
“The government has also directed each IMC to handover to the most senior director in their respective local governments, who will oversee the Office of the Chairman, pending action by the honourable members of the House of Assembly.”
