LG autonomy: Bauchi scraps ministry for local government

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has scrapped the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs following the Supreme Court judgment granting autonomy to local government across the federation.

Mohammed announced this on Monday shortly after swearing in three newly appointed commissioners to replace those who resigned to contest the August 17 local government election. The governor said the state will now be working towards reducing the cost of governance and “shrinking establishment”.

“We have dropped one of our commissioners – the former health commissioner, Dr. Adamu Sambo, because we have to reposition ourselves. First to reduce the cost of governance, shrink the establishments of the government and implement the judgment of the Supreme Court on local government. We will no longer have a commissioner for local government henceforth,” he said.

However, the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Usman Danturaki, has clarified that the State Executive Council did not scrap the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.