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Niger swears in Magama LG chairman
Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello, on Monday sworn into office Alhaji Safiyanu Yahaya of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the Chairman of Magama Local Government Area.
Newsmen report that this was in line with the High Court ruling that nullified Nov. 30, 2019, local government election of Magama on ground of pre-election offence.
Bello advised Yahaya to be committed to serving the people that stood by him to become victorious.
In his remarks, Yahaya described the governor as “a man of justice who demonstrated his respect for the rule of law by acting in compliance with the directive of the court.”
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He said that in spite of political differences, the governor respected the decision of the court and inaugurated him into office.
“I want to commend the court on its ruling and my people that stood by me to ensure my victory, also the governor for respecting the court order,” he said.
Newsmen recall that the High Court 5 sitting in Minna in March ordered the State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC) to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Salihu Ubandoma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the elected Chairman of Magama.
The court ordered that a certificate of return be issued to Yahaya of the PDP as the duly elected chairman of the council.
NAN
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