Assembly to summon LG chairman over failed oversight visit

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The Kebbi State House of Assembly has decided to summon Dr. Mansur Isah, Chairman of Dandi Local Government Area, along with his council members, for failing to respond to an official invitation during a scheduled oversight visit by a joint committee of the House.

This was disclosed on Friday by Hon. Salihu Mai Kasuwa Dangoje, who chairs the House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, during a visit to the Dandi Local Government Secretariat in Kamba.

Dangoje, who led the Joint Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Budget Monitoring, Economic Planning, and Due Process, voiced his dissatisfaction with the council’s absence, noting that the visit had been communicated in advance.

“It’s unfortunate. The itinerary was sent to the chairman, notifying him of our visit to inspect projects approved by His Excellency, Governor Nasir Idris.

“This is a constitutional responsibility of the legislature. Yet, the chairman and his council members were absent,” he said.

He stated that the committee was received only by the vice chairman and a handful of council directors, none of whom could offer meaningful details about the projects, thereby preventing the committee from visiting the intended sites.

“The only step we can take now is to invite the chairman and his council members to appear before the House,” Dangoje added.

He noted that Dandi was the sole local council, among the 17 already assessed, where the committee faced such a level of non-cooperation.

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The committee is presently conducting a state-wide oversight mission aimed at evaluating project execution and ensuring that public funds are being utilized appropriately at the local government level.

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