Benue assembly amends LG law, approves three-year tenure for officials
The Benue State House of Assembly has amended the 2007 Local Government (LG) law and approved a three-year tenure for LG elected officials.
The amendment of the 2007 LG law took place on Friday, few hours before local government elections slated for Saturday.
The house, presided over by its Speaker, Hyacinth Dajoh, unanimously agreed that the LG law be amended after clause-to-clause in consideration of the bill.
The House, therefore, expunged the two-year tenure, which was in the former law in sections 13(2) and 27(3), and substituted it with three-year tenure.
Ruling after the legislative processes, Mr Dajoh agreed that the amendment was necessary to allow the chairmen enough time to develop their areas.
The bill has been sent to the governor for his assent.
In a separate development, the assembly confirmed the appointment of Halem Ikyo of Zone B and David Ochapa of Zone C as deputy clerks of the house.
(NAN)
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