The Yobe State House of Assembly has received a list of 17 nominees from the executive arm of the government seeking confirmation as chairmen and members of the Local Government Caretaker Management Committee. The nominees are expected to oversee the affairs of the local governments for a period of six months, following the expiration of the tenure of the caretaker chairmen of the 17 local governments in the state.
The leader of the Yobe State House of Assembly, Bukar Mustapha, read the letter presenting the nominees to the House. Mustapha stated that there was a need to appoint caretaker management committees for the 17 local governments in order to avoid creating a vacuum in the Local Government Administration.
The nominees are Alhaji Ibrahim Babagana (Bade), Lawan Bukar (Bursari), Bukar Adamu (Damaturu), Hajiya Halima Kyari Joda (Fika), Baba Goni Mustapha (Fune), Musa Mohammed (Geidam), Dala Mala (Gujba), Daiyabu Ilu (Gulani), Umar Abba (Jakusko), and Lawan Alhaji Gana (Karasuwa). Others are Bukar A Bukar (Machina), Alhaji Salisu Yerima (Nangere), Alhaji Modu Kachalla (Nguru), Salisu Muktari (Potiskum), Mohammed Lamido Musa (Tarmuwa), Zannah Zakariya (Yunusari), and Alhaji Waziri Ibrahim (Yusufari).
After long deliberation by members of the assembly, the Speaker of the House, who presided over the sitting, adjourned the sitting to Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Governor Mai Mala Buni has approved November 25, 2023, as the date for the conduct of local government council elections in the state.
This move by the government has been greeted with mixed reactions from different quarters, with some expressing satisfaction with the nomination of the individuals on the list, while others have raised concerns about the need for credible and transparent processes in the selection of local government caretaker chairmen.
