Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has charged the 25 newly-elected local government council chairmen to take leadership seriously by impacting positively the lives of the people at the grassroots in the state.
Bello stated this during the swearing-in ceremony at the Government House, Minna said, saying that meeting up with the people’s mandate is sacrosanct.
The oath of office was administered by the Chief Judge, who was represented by Justice Zainab Sadat of High Court V.
He explained that the local governments are the closest tier of government to those at the grassroots where the state government’s policies may not be felt, but with functional leadership, they would be carried along.
According to him: “As you are all aware, the local government councils are no doubt the closest tier of government to the people at the grassroots. Therefore, the impact of government policies cannot be felt by a larger number of people if there is no functional leadership at the local government level.
