The ascendency to the position of Katsina State Government by Aminu Bello Masari is now five years if we go back to his inauguration of May 30, 2015. He then won a second term in 2019. Since the governor on board, he has not conducted local government election in the state.
I felt compelled to write this because of the local government election conducted few weeks ago in Bauchi and Kano state.
What comes to mind is how a state like Bauchi, whose Governor Bala Muhammad just got sworn into office as recently as last year has conducted local government election while those who have been in office for about five years today have not even thought of it.
What is the problem? It will be recalled that Katsina state government had only caretaker chairmen and had on March 27, 2020 sworn in caretakers chairmen for 34 local government of the state. This shows why many governors are opposed to local government autonomy. Is it lack of support for local government autonomy the reason they are reluctant to hold local government elections?
Katsina state has been ravaged by activities of armed-bandits for over years now in addition to effects of inflation, economic hardships and other difficulties, holding local government election and empowering local councils will make life easier for people at the grassroots and may ease the suffering at the local government level. It is indeed going to be of advantage to the state as a whole if local government election is held.
Umar Babangida,
Kano.
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