The Chairman of Abaji Area Council in the FCT, Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi, has emerged as the new Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON).
In a letter, the Secretary, National Executive Council of the Management Committee of ALGON, Mohammed Abubakar, said the emergence of Abdullahi was approved by the committee in its last meeting.
He noted that the chairman was expected to run a smooth administration that would become a pedestal for effective service delivery across the 774 LGAs in the country.
The letter reads in part: “The National Executive Council of the Interim Management Committee of ALGON has approved the appointment of Alhaji Abubakar Umar Abdullahi, the Chairman Abaji Area Council, as its national chairman upon the resolution of the meeting held on the 17th day of May, 2023.”
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Confirming his emergence, the chairman promised to take steps that would reposition the association.
He said, “I am thrilled to have been appointed as chairman of the association, and I accept it in good faith. I will fulfill my duties with utmost dedication and efficiency while maintaining the standards set by the association.”
The chairman pledged that the association would be repositioned to fast-track local government development and change whatever bad narrative the previous leaders made.
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