Would you like to receive notifications on latest updates of the following headlines?

A'Ibom Assembly Begins Performance Assessment Tour of LGs

POSTED ON May 15, 2024 •   Politics      BY Benedicta Bassey
Governor Umo Eno/Photo credit: Akwa Ibom state Government


Akwa Ibom State, the State House of Assembly Committee on Local Governments has commenced an assessment tour of all the 31 council areas across the state, to evaluate their performances in the last six months.

The legislature and Governor Umo Eno had initially traded different positions on the tenure extension of the transition committee chairmen in the state.

Eno had, in a letter to the Assembly, requested it to pass a resolution for tenure extension of the sitting Local Government Transition Committees in the 31 local government areas whose tenure expires on June 7, 2024, for another six months.

The letter read by the Clerk of the Assembly, Mrs NsikakAbasi Orok at plenary on Tuesday, reads in part “the request for the extension of tenure became necessary pending when the Akwa Ibom State Independence Electoral Commission will conduct Local Government Election in the State.

“The extension will provide the AKISIEC with sufficient time to prepare for the upcoming local government elections in the state”.
On Wednesday, the House resolved that it would not grant the request until a performance evaluation tour of the LG was undertaken.

Speaker Udeme Otong at the plenary said, "It would be necessary for the House to first carry out an inspection of the activities of the local government councils and assess their performances, since there are currently no elected councilors to perform this function."

Speaking with newsmen the House Committee Chairman on Information, Hon Jerry Otu, said the tour is in line with the standing order of the house to evaluate the performances of the local governments before making a recommendation to the governor for extension.

Otu, who represents Ikot Ekpene/Obot Akara State Constituency, explained, however, that the House did not throw away the governor’s request as reported in a section of the media, but only insisted that it should use the period to assess and evaluate the performances of the transition chairmen.

He stated that the exercise is not to witch hunt anybody.
“These are appointees of government, the economy is very challenging and we don’t want wastages, they have to show us their performances before we extend their tenure. And we advised the government that until we give a report on what we would see on ground, there would be no extension.

"So, when the governor said we should extend, we said we will go and see first,we did not throw away the governor’s request; we accepted it but most of you (media) are writing a different thing. Nobody is using the exercise to witch hunt anybody,” Otu stressed.

He explained that during the tour, the committee will be looking at the infrastructures on ground, to ascertain what each of the council areas had been able to do with the funds allocated to them within the period.

READ ALSO
We Rendered Oil Smuggling Unattractive, A New Era for Nigeria's Economy - Tinubu
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara July 3, 2025 0

President Bola Tinubu has proclaimed that his administration has salvaged Nigeria’s economy fr...

READ ALSO
Amaechi Exits APC, Calls for Urgent Restructuring of Nigeria
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara July 2, 2025 0

A former Minister of Transportation,Rotimi Amaechi,has left the All Progressives Congress (APC).&nbs...

READ ALSO
Lagos Assembly Summons AG over Controversial Local Government Law Commencement
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara July 1, 2025 0

The Lagos State House of Assembly has called upon the State’s Attorney General, Lawal Pedro (S...

READ ALSO
PDP Bigwigs Urge Nigerians to Join New Coalition Against APC
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara July 1, 2025 0

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Senate President David Mark, ex-Governor of Jigawa Stat...

READ ALSO
Senate approves new leadership for Law Reform commission
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara July 1, 2025 0

The Senate has ratified the appointment of Professor Dakas C.J. Dakas as the Chairman of the Nigeria...

READ ALSO
NEC Reinstates Anyanwu as PDP National Secretary Amid Internal Conflicts
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara June 30, 2025 0

The 100th meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the People’s Democratic Party (...

READ ALSO
APC Schedules NEC Meeting for July 24 Amid Leadership Changes
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara June 30, 2025 0

ABUJA, Nigeria - The All Progressives Congress (APC) has scheduled its National Executive Committee...

READ ALSO
PDP: Tensions Rise Ahead of 100th NEC Meeting Amid Factional Disputes
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara June 30, 2025 0

As tensions escalate within the People’s Democratic Party regarding the National Secretary pos...

OUR CHANNELS:

We Rendered Oil Smuggling Unattractive, A New Era for Nigeria's Economy - Tinubu
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara July 3, 2025 0

President Bola Tinubu has proclaimed that his administration has salvaged Nigeria’s economy fr...


Microsoft Cuts 4% of Workforce Amid AI Investment Strategy
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara July 3, 2025 0

Microsoft is set to lay off nearly 4% of its workforce, impacting around 9,000 employees across diff...


Amaechi Exits APC, Calls for Urgent Restructuring of Nigeria
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara July 3, 2025 0

A former Minister of Transportation,Rotimi Amaechi,has left the All Progressives Congress (APC).&nbs...


K-pop's Global Influence Inspires Afrobeat Collaboration
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara July 3, 2025 0

The Korean Cultural Centre in Nigeria is keen on promoting collaboration between Nigeria’s Afr...


Lagos Assembly Summons AG over Controversial Local Government Law Commencement
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara July 3, 2025 0

The Lagos State House of Assembly has called upon the State’s Attorney General, Lawal Pedro (S...


Man Arrested for Brutal Killing of His Mother
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara July 3, 2025 0

A heartbreaking case of matricide has rocked the Dantanoma quarters in Gumel Local Government Area o...


PDP Bigwigs Urge Nigerians to Join New Coalition Against APC
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara July 2, 2025 0

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Senate President David Mark, ex-Governor of Jigawa Stat...


Senate approves new leadership for Law Reform commission
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara July 2, 2025 0

The Senate has ratified the appointment of Professor Dakas C.J. Dakas as the Chairman of the Nigeria...


Nigerian Deported After Conviction for Smuggling Fake $100,000
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara July 1, 2025 0

A Nigerian, Aremu Adegboyega, has been convicted by a Circuit Court in Accra, Ghana, for attempting...


ECOWAS Pushes for Legal Framework to Boost AI Development in West Africa
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara July 1, 2025 0

The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Hadja Ibrahima, has emphasized the need for a robust legal fra...


More Articles

Load more...

Menu