From Ahmed Idris, Birnin Kebbi
The Chairman of Koko-Besse Local Government area of Kebbi State, Alhaji Shu’aibu Ibrahim has resigned from office.
No reasons was given for his resignation.
The council chairman, it was learnt, handed over his resignation letter on Tuesday to the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and copied the Officer in charge of the State Security Services (OC SSS) in charge of Koko-Besse local Government area of the state.
His resignation has continued to generate speculations within the council and other areas of the state. A member of his council told our correspondent that the chairman resigned because of an unresolved issue between him and some councilors in the local government.
However, one of his associates said he resigned from office over financial allocation to the local government.
“When it became clear he couldn’t reconcile the financial issue with the state government, he resigned on principle,” his associate said.
The Commissioner, Ministry for the Local Governments, Alhaji Muhammed Garba Dandiga could not be reach for comment on the chairman’s resignation.
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