The Jigawa State House of Assembly has lifted the suspension on four council chairs and asked them to resume their official duties.

The affected chairmen are Bappa Shinge of Auyo Local Government Area, Bala Usman-Chamo of Dutse LGA, Ahmed Rufa’i of Gumel LGA, and Shehu Sule-Udi of Ringim LGA.

The House suspended the chairmen on March 6 over alleged misconduct, negligence and injudicious use of public funds found by its Committee on Local Government during its oversight visit to their respective LGAs.

The House then set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the suspended council chairs. Aminu Zakari, its acting chairman, presented its report, listing 11 findings/observations from its investigation.

Mr Zakari said the committee carefully reviewed documents, including a consultant’s report on each of the four local governments.

He said it also considered the documents the suspended council chairmen submitted in defence of the accusations against them and their pleas.

Mr Zakari said the committee came up with 11 recommendations.

He said one of the recommendations was to issue a stern warning to the affected chairmen to desist from any act unethical or unbecoming of the officeholder in both administrative and financial dealings.

“That this honourable House should graciously consider the pleas of the suspended council chairmen.

“That the suspension placed against the following council chairmen: Bappa Shinge -Auyo LG, Bala Usman-Chamo – Dutse LG, Ahmed Rufa’i – Gumel and Shehu Sule-Udi -Ringim LG, be lifted and that they should resume their duties as the chairmen of their respective LGs,” Mr Zakari said.

Following the assembly’s resolution through voting, the speaker, Haruna Aliyu, recalled the four chairmen to resume office immediately.

Reacting on behalf of the chairmen, Usman-Chamo of Dutse LG commended the lawmakers for the gesture.

(NAN)