Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has barred chairmen of local government areas, LGAs, in the state from leaving their council headquarters without his approval.
According to him, the approval should be sought through the special adviser, bureau for local government and chieftaincy affairs, BLGCA.
The governor, who handed down the directive to the 23 chairmen at a meeting he held with them in Makurdi yesterday, said the action became necessary to enable them take full charge of their respective councils.
Briefing newsmen on the outcome of the meeting and sundry issues, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Tersoo Kula, said the directive followed recent security breaches in some of the LGAs of the state.
He, however, noted that some of the councils lacked proper accommodation for their chairmen but advised them to “make alternative accomodation arrangements, pending when the state government fix their lodges.
The governor was quoted to have instructed the chairmen to stay in their councils and synergies with the locals and the chiefs as well as security agencies to ensure security in their respective councils.
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