Plateau Assembly reduces tenure of LG chairmen to 2 years

The Plateau House of Assembly has reduced the tenure of elected local government officials from three to two years.

The House Committee Chairman on Information, Mr Matthew Kwarpo, made this known on Wednesday in Jos while speaking with newsmen.

He said that the reduction was in line with amended Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission, PLASIEC, Law 2024.

The Committee Chairman said that it was also because of the financial autonomy that was recently granted to local governments in the country.

According to him, the lawmakers took the decision after they considered a bill sponsored by Assemblyman, Joseph Gokum (APC/Kanke Constituency) on the amendment of the 2017 Local Government Councils Law.

“Specifically, the clause that was amended was the one that has to do with the tenure of local government elected officials.

“In the 2017 law, the chairmen, deputy chairmen, and councillors were expected to spend three years in office. But it was amended that the elected officials will spend two years in office.

“Whenever there is a pilot scheme, you take a little time to learn what is new,” he explained.

Plateau Assembly reduces tenure of LG chairmen to 2 years