Kwara State Suspends Executive & Legislative Council Committees in 16 LG

Kwara State Governor has extended the suspension of the executive and legislative council committees across the 16 local government areas of the state, a statement said.

“The Governor has today signed the Kwara State Local Government Councils’ (Suspension) Order 2020 which extends the subsisting suspension of the executive and legislative committees by six months.

This extension, which is pursuant to the subsisting Kwara State House of Assembly resolution of 18th June 2019, is in public interest,” according to a statement by Rafiu Ajakaye, chief press secretary to the Governor, on Thursday.

The extension comes on the heels of the yet-to-be-concluded probe into the alleged financial infractions of the council heads & their legislative committees by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Rafiu Ajakaye
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor
June 18, 2020