Nasarawa State: Lawmakers Pass Vote of Confidence on Doma LG Council Chairman

The Legislative Arm of Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State has debunked the purported suspension of the Council Chairman Alhaji Ahmed Sarki by four legislators, passing a vote of confidence.

The majority Leader of the legislative council Mr Ibrahim Aliyu stated this during a press briefing after an emergency sitting of members in Doma Local Government Council.

Mr. Ibrahim Aliyu said that the attention of the legislative arm was drawn to the purported suspension of the local government council Chairman through a press statement even when members had been in recess.

He stated that four out of ten members of the legislative arm lack the constitutional powers to convene a sitting saying their actions and resolutions passed during their meeting were null and void and cannot stand.

The Majority Leader called on the people of the local government to disregard the purported suspension of the council Chairman by the four members of the legislative arm as it did not receive the endorsement of the majority of members.

Mr Aliyu Ibrahim pointed out that during an emergency meeting six out of ten members of the legislative arm of the local government passed a vote of confidence on the council Chairman Alhaji Ahmed Sarki.

“We the six council members thereby pass a vote of confidence on the Doma Council Chairman”.

“The council Chairman since he assumed office over one year ago had transformed the local government area, especially in the area of entrenching unity, economic empowerment, and security of lives and property”.

Mr Ibrahim Aliyu however explained that given his people-oriented style of leadership, the council Chairman deserves support and encouragement rather than condemnation.

He called on the four legislative members to desist from allowing them to be used as tools for some politicians whose intentions were not in the interest of the people.

Meanwhile, efforts to reach the four members for their comments on the purported suspension of the DOMA local government council Chairman proved abortive as all their telephone lines were switched off.

Dominica Nwabufo