Lagos council chairmen tenure is four years, says LASIEC - The Nation Nigeria

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Relief came the way of the chairmen of the local governments in Lagos state on Tuesday as the State Independent Electoral Commission (followlasiec) declared that their tenure is four years.

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Relief came the way of the chairmen of the local governments in Lagos state on Tuesday as the State Independent Electoral Commission declared that their tenure is four years.Their predecessors spent renewable three years of two terms. But the state House of Assembly amended the tenure to four years during the last administration.The latest anxiety was hinged on whether former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode signed the amended bill into law before leaving the office on May 29, last year.

Some of the chairmen have been accused of embezzling the June’s allocation to the councils from the Federal government.learnt that they resulted in such action due to the fear of being dissolved by the governor.A statement from the electoral body said it has embarked on the inspection tour of the Electoral offices in various councils to ascertain their readiness for election next year.

Justice Phillips appealed to the council authorities who are yet to provide the commission with conducive and accessible office accommodation to urgently do so. According to her, LASIEC was poised to institutionalise a sustainable electoral processes in the state.

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