The Benue State House of Assembly has suspended one of the local government chairpersons.
She is in the person of Mrs. Kukase Garba and she is the Chairwoman of Vandekiya Local G overnment Council of Benue State.
She has been suspended for three months by the state assembly over alleged gross misconduct, abuse of office and running of the local government as sole-administrator.
Her suspension was contained in a letter sent to the assembly by the State Governor through the speaker of the House.
The letter reads;
“The Executive Governor of Benue State is in receipt of a letter dated 11th March 2021 from the Vandeikya Legislative Council, Benue State, drawing attention to a vote of no confidence passed on the Executive Chairman.
The allegations made by the Legislative Council against the chairman, Hon. Mrs Kukase Garba, are as follows: Failure to inform the Legislative Council of the monthly income and expenditure of the Local Government in violation of section 58(b) and 87(3) of the Local Government Establishment Law 2007.
Misappropriation of public funds; failure to present Budget Estimates to the Local Government Legislative Council; abuse of Executive power as she runs the affairs of the Local Government Legislative Council as a sole Administrator.”
Source: ghgossip.com
