The allegation comes amid increasing complaints from residents over the alleged lack of visible projects in many local government areas nearly two years after the chairmen assumed office.
One of the 23 local government chairmen in Kaduna State has accused the administration of Governor Uba Sani of hijacking local government allocations, a situation they said has affected projects and development across the state’s local councils.
The allegation comes amid increasing complaints from residents over the alleged lack of visible projects in many local government areas nearly two years after the chairmen assumed office.
The council chairman, who spoke to SaharaReporters on Thursday on condition of anonymity, alleged that allocations meant for the councils were being controlled by the state government and the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Sadiq Mamman Lagos.
The chairman said the alleged lack of financial autonomy has left many council chairmen unable to undertake meaningful projects in their respective local government areas.
