Nasarawa State House of Assembly has suspended the Executive Chairman of Nasarawa Local Government Council, Alhaji Mohammed Sani Ottos over insubordination.
The House also suspended the Deputy Chairman, Karu Local Government council, Lawal Yakubu Karshi for the same offense.
The motion for the suspension of the chairman was moved by Hon Mohammed Alkali and seconded by Hon Daniel Ogazi.
Speaker of the Assembly, Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi announced this after Chairman, House Committee on Local Government, Barrister Mohammed Alkali moved a motion on the insubordination activities of the affected council officials during the House emergency sitting in Lafia on Monday.
The Speaker said they were both suspended for abandoning their official duties to attend the court case of the former Secretary to the Government of the state (SSG), Alhaji Aliyu Tijani Ahmed.
He added;
The Chairman of Nasarawa Local Government Council is hereby suspended pending the investigation on his act of insubordination. The Deputy Chairman of Nasarawa Local Government is hereby directed to take over the affairs of the council on acting capacity with immediate effect.
The Deputy Chairman, Karu Local Government Council should also proceed on suspension. And the Commissioner of Police is hereby directed to provide adequate security cover to the acting Chairman of Nasarawa Local government Council as the investigation lasts.
Abdullahi expressed dismay on how the Nasarawa Council boss abandoned his people on the eve of election to attend court case that does not concern government instead of being on ground to assist the security agents in ensuring peaceful Nasarawa Central constituency bye election.
According to him, the Chairman is paying more allegiance to the former SSG than this institution and the government which is uncalled for.
A seven-man committee was also set up by the speaker to investigate the two affected local government officials and they are also expected to submit their report in 6 months.
