● Told to justify the confidence reposed on them,
● Create synergy, make bylaws for good governance.
● Assures thenm of Assembly support.
The Speaker of Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau has charged LG legislators in the State to ensure that they scrutinize their councils’ expenditures for transparency, accountability and good governance at the grassroots.
Hon Jatau gave the charge while hosting members of the Local Government Legislature in the Assembly complex on Monday, December 16..
The delegation under the Forum of Speakers of LG Legislative Councils comprised of Speakers of the 13 LGAs in the State and their Principal Officers.
Rt Honourable Jatau acknowledged that there are discrepancies in the local government expenditures and tasked the legislative arms of the local governments to scrutinize the expenditures of the councils to ensure transparency, accountability and good governance at the third tiers of government.
The Speaker commended the federal and state governments for prioritizing the local government autonomy.
The Honourable Speaker reminded them that development would only strive if there is effective synergy with local government Chairmen advising them to lay emphasis on peace, unity and development of the State.
He assured them of the Assembly’s support in the area of trainings as new comers to provide them with requisite guide to help them make good laws for the overall development of their councils.
The Speaker assured that the Assembly will ensure that local government law in respect to the autonomy is strictly adhere to in the State.
“I want to congratulate you all for your victories at the poll, you are the chosen ones, you are the most close to the people at the grassroots and a lot is expected from you.
” You must justify the confidence reposed on you, and I also want to commend Governor Abdullahi Sule for providing enable environment for LG election in the State and I assured you of full support from the House, emulate us, you must embrace peace and unity among yourselves and with the Chairmen”, he said.
Earlier, Chairman, Nasarawa State Forum of Speakers of Local Government Legislative Councils, Rt. Hon. Mohammed Shuaibu Madaki commended the Assembly for passing into law the local government law which he envisaged would promote transparency and accountability as well as enhance speedy development at the third tier of government.
The Chairman, however, appealed to the State House of Assembly to constitute a committee to ascertain the real financial expenses and capacity of local governments in the State in the light of the curren financial autonomy so as “to ensure that the taxpayers money is not tempered with,”he said
Madaki also sued for synergy between the forum and the assembly for the overall development of the State.(www.krestnews.com).