The newly inaugurated chairmen of local government councils in Adamawa State have elected officers to lead their association.
The chairmen who are to relate collectively as the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, picked their officials on Monday, hours after they were sworn in at a ceremony in the state capital, Yola.
The new officials include Suleiman Ahmed Gangkuba, chairman of Toungo Council who became chairman of ALGON,
Danbiyu Paul Tumba of Michika Council, who was elected the vice chairman, and Idris Yahaya of Song Council, who became the secretary of the association.
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, who has congratulated the new ALGON officials, charged them to ensure transparency and accountability in the discharge of their responsibilities.
The governor told them that under him, council chairmen had enjoyed autonomy to run their various councils, stressing that his administration had allowed them the autonomy that the Supreme Court declared only last week.
“Utilise this independence to build on what your predecessors have achieved and serve your communities effectively,” he told the chairmen and their new leaders.