Kano Assembly suspends LG chairman over fertiliser distribution

The Kano State House of Assembly has suspended the Chairman of Rano Local Government, Muhammad Nazir Yau, for three months amid investigations into allegations of misconduct, abuse of office, and misappropriation of public funds.

The decision was reached during Wednesday’s plenary following the submission of an interim report by the House Committee on Public Petition, chaired by Majority Leader Hussaini Lawan Cediyar Yangurasa.

The Assembly asked the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs to direct the vice chairman of the council to assume duty as the acting chairman, pending conclusion of investigation into the allegations.

Some of the allegations levelled against the chairman include deliberate instigation of conflict and disunity among political leaders and councillors in the local council; engaging in divisive political activities by selectively distributing government resources only to his political allies; selective distribution of Dangote school forms, GES fertiliser and government fertiliser, selling above the ₦20,000 approved by the government without the councillors knowledge; mismanagement and non-transparent handling of revenue from markets, cattle levies and other income; unauthorised sale and allocation of market stalls, newly constructed shops without the knowledge of Rano legislative council and insulting and disrespecting party elders and other stakeholders as well as misuse of local government funds.