Soludo sacks 21 Anambra transition committee chairmen

Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has sacked the chairmen of the 21 local government areas of the state.

A letter signed by the Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs, Mr TonyCollins Nwabunwanne, dated May 17, 2024 directed the chairmen to handover the affairs of their local governments to the Head of Local Government Administration (HLGA) latest Monday, May 20, 2024.

The letter read in parts: “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.”

Soludo had recently asked the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) stakeholders to nominate candidates to fill the position of Transition Committees in the 21 local government areas.

The governor directed that the nominees should be three in each council area and must include at least a woman.

The directive was conveyed to all the Transition Committee chairmen by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Political Matters, Dr Alex Obiogbolu.

It was learnt that some of the removed transition committee chairmen made the new list