AbdulRazaq Suspends LG Council For Six Months

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday suspended the 16 local government Council executive and legislative committees in the state.

Naija News understands that the action of the Kwara state governor comes after Tuesday’s recommendation of the state House of Assembly.

This was made known in a statement signed by the Governor on Tuesday afternoon.

The statement reads; “Pursuant to the resolution of the Kwara State House of Assembly dated this 18th day of June, 2019, and Section 29 of the Kwara State Local Government Law Cap. K33, 2006, I, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the executive governor of Kwara State, hereby suspend the executive and legislative committees of all the Sixteen (16) Local Government Areas in the state for a period of six months or pending the outcome of the investigations into allegations of misappropriation of public funds by the Kwara State House or Assembly, whichever is earlier in time.”