ADHA SETS TO ASSESS THE PERFORMANCE OF LGCs CHAIRMEN

The Adamawa State House of Assembly on Wednesday, passed a resolution to constitute 3- Ad-hoc Committees with a mandate to assess the performance of the 21 LGC Chairmen with immediate effect.

The resolution followed a matter of urgent public importance raised by the Chairman of the House Standing Committee on Inter Parliamentary Affairs and member representing Verre Constituency, Hon. Abdullahi Umar Yapak.

Hon. Yapak, observed with dismay the performance of some Chairmen as well as series of complaints received from the citizens of the affected LGAs despite all the resources allocated to them by the present administration.

He cited some sections of the Constitution and other relevant laws, and urged the house to mandate its relevant committees or set up ad-hoc committees to visit the 21 LGCs.

He added that the visit will enable the committees to get first hand information on what the Chairmen have been able to do for their people within their one year in office.

Contributing on the motion, the Deputy Chief Whip of the Assembly and member representing Guyuk constituency, Hon. Adwawa Donglock, commended Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri for running an open door policy.

Hon. Adwawa, lauded Fintiri, for providing the needed resources to the Chairmen across the 21 LGCs, as well as backing the decision to assess the performance of the councils.

On her part, the Deputy Majority Leader of the Assembly and member representing Demsa Constituency, Hon. Kate Raymond Mamuno, suggested that the house will commend those that performed well and sanction those who performed below expectation.

Contributing separately, the members representing Ganye and Fufore Gurin Constituencies, Hon. Alhassan Hammanjoda and Hon. Shaibu Babaz, described the motion as timely.

They called for thorough investigation in the activities of the council Chairmen in order to to ensure accountability and transparency in the system.

The Speaker of the assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas who presided over the session, said that the committees are expected to, among other things, carry out assessment of the performance of the Chairmen within the last one year in office especially in the areas of Infrastructural development, education, health and security.