On Thursday, the Taraba House of Assembly passed the local government elected officials amendment bill.

Nelson Len, the House Committee on Information chairman, announced this while speaking to journalists in Jalingo.

Mr Len noted that the bill, after all due process required by the parliament, was passed into law to enable the new set of local government officials expected to be elected on November 18 to be bound by the amended law.

According to him, the House amended the administration tenure for local government elected officials, designed for three years, to two years.

Mr Len also disclosed that the 10th Assembly had paid the seven years of outstanding parliamentary staff allowances approved by Governor Agbu Kefas.

“We passed the bill for the amendment of local government elected officials’ tenure from three years to two years. The bill has been lying there since the previous administration and since the local government election is coming up on Saturday, 18th November 2023, we saw it as important to pass the bill for the incoming officials to be bound by the amended law.

“I wish to also inform you that we have just paid all the seven years outstanding parliamentary staff allowances as approved by Governor Agbu Kefas.

“I, on behalf of the speaker and members of the Assembly, commend Kefas for his Godly heart toward the welfare of Taraba workers. If there is any staff who has not received his alert by now, I believe is a network issue from his or her bank,” Mr Len stated. 

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