Anambra state governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has sacked all the 21 local government transition chairmen in the state.
The governor in a release endorsed by the Coommissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs, Collins Nwabunwanne, dated May 17,2024, also directed the sacked chairmen to hand over the affairs of the councils to the Heads of Local Government Administrations (HLGA) latest on Monday, May 20.
According to the release, the action followed the expiration of the tenure of the Transition Committee Chairmen
The letter reads: “Following the expiration of your tenure as Transition Committee Chairman, you are hereby directed to handover the affairs of your Local Government Council to the Head of Local Government Administration (HLGA), in your respective Local Government Councils.
“This directive takes effect from Monday, 20th day of May, 2024. Thank you for your service to the state.
“All replies to be addressed to the Honourable Commissioner.”
With the current development, expectations are high that Governor Soludo would conduct local government election in the state, which was last held by the former Governor, Peter Obi, few weeks before the expiration of his second tenure.
Before the sack announcement, the governor had last week directed that party stakeholders should nominate candidates in their local government areas for transition committees.
The directives states that out of the three, one must be a woman from the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) stakeholders.
