Newly appointed LG Transition Committee Chairmen sworn-in in Borno

The newly appointed Transition Committee Chairmen across the 27 Local Government Council Areas in Borno State have been sworn into office on Thursday by the State governor, Prof.
Babagana Umara Zulum.

Represented by the Deputy Governor, Umar Usma Kadafur, the various Committees were tasked to discharge their duties in line with the laws.

The governor said his administration has set up a Committee which was headed by the Secretary to the State Government which has completed the verification and Staff auditing of Local Government Councils across the State.

He urged the Committees Chairmen to effectively sensitise their people to collect their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) in order to vote in the general election, scheduled for February 2023.

The 27 caretaker transition Committee were sworn in by the chief judge of Borno state honorable Justice Kashim Zanna in three deferent batches at the event which took place at the International Conference Center Musa Usman Secretariat in Maiduguri.

The governor noted that local education authority and security matter, health and agriculture, youths empowerment will be given a huge consideration for the overall development of the state.

Speaking on behalf of the his colleagues the Chairman of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council Ali Umara Bolori who has been among the few opportune to be reappointed immediately after the expiration of their two years constitutional term in office as elected chairmen.

Ali Umara Ali Bolori express immense appreciation for the government of Professor Babagana Umara Zulum and the team for finding them worthy to be reappointed for this position and pledge to discharge their constitutional mandate accordingly.

He thanked the Borno state executive council and members House of the of Assembly for their congressional
support.

The newly sworn in local government Transition Committee Chairmen are expected to man the affairs of their respective local government for the period of six consecutive months prior to the preparation and conduct of another local government polls.