Group calls for LG chairman’s removal
Three royal fathers and a councillor from Girei Local Council of Adamawa State are in police net for allegedly diverting and selling 90 bags of rice meant for Tambo Ward as palliatives.

The suspects include Julius Kati, Village Head of Jifan; Genesis Phanuel, Village Head of Bakopi; Idi Wakilu, Village Head of Tambo and Thomas Jada, the councillor representing Tambo Ward in Girei.

Meanwhile, elders in Tambo have asked Governor Ahmadu Fintiri to remove the local council chairman, Judah Amisa, accusing him of masterminding the diversion of the palliatives.

Spokesman for the group, Phanuel Peters, said the diversion could not have taken place without the consent of the chairman, since he is from Tambo.

The group urged the governor to remove the chairman for free and transparent investigation into the scandal, which, it said, is designed to undermine the efforts of the governor to help the suffering of Adamawa citizens.

When the chairman was contacted, he denied the allegation.

However, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Suleiman Nguroje, the DPO of Girei confirmed the arrest of the suspects.

The Guardian gathered that investigation was still ongoing to get all those involved in the matter.