Jigawa Suspends LG Chairman, Secretary For Fighting Over N300,000

Governor Mohammed Badaru AbubakarThe Jigawa State Government has suspended the chairman and secretary of Sule-Tankarkar Local government council – Nasidi Abdullahi and Mohammed Abubakar Sa’id respectively, for gross misconduct.

The duo reportedly engaged in a scuffle following disagreement while sharing N300,000 from the local government council treasury, according to a statement by the Commissioner for Local Governments, Ahmed Mohammed.

Mr. Mohammed said a committee had been constituted to investigate the incident and recommend appropriate disciplinary measures against Messrs. Abdullahi and Sa’id.

“The two principal officers have been suspended from office and a five-member committee has been set up by the government to investigate the remote cause of the misunderstanding between the two officers. The committee is expected to forward recommendations on the disciplinary action to be taken”, the commissioner stated.