Politics

Taraba governor sacks 16 LG chairmen

Taraba State Governor, Kefas Agbu, has dissolved the 16 local government caretaker committee chairmen in the state with immediate effect.

Agbu, in a press statement on Wednesday, May 31, ordered the chairmen to hand over government properties in their possession to the heads of local government administration in their respective councils.

READ ALSO: INEC declares PDP’s Kefas Agbu winner of Taraba guber election

Meanwhile, the governor has appointed Yusuf Ubandoma as Chief Protocol Officer, while Yusuf Sanda will serve as his Chief Press Secretary.

He also appointed Jeji Williams as his Chief of Staff, while Timothy Kataps was appointed as the Secretary to Taraba State Government.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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