NEWS UPDATE: BAUCHI LG CHAIRMAN, DEPUTY SACKED OVER FINANCIAL MISMANAGEMENT

March 3, 2025

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Bauchi State’s Shira Local Government Council announced on Monday that Abdullahi Beli, the chairman of the local government, and Usman Adamu, his deputy, had been impeached.

The Shira Local Government Council, under the leadership of Wali Adamu, made the announcement in a statement.

The impeached chairman and his deputy were found guilty of financial mismanagement, gross misconduct, failure to perform duties, and abuse of office after a committee inquiry, according to the statement resolution number SLGLC 003.

This council hereby removes the Chairman (Hon. Abdullahi Ibrahim Beli) and his deputy, Hon Usman Adamu, from office as Chairman and Vice Chairman of Shira Local Government, respectively, effective immediately from today.

The statement read, “Grounds for Removal:

The removal of the Chairman and his deputy is based on the findings of the investigation committee, which has established that the Chairman and his deputy were engaged in financial mismanagement, failed to perform their duties, breached the trust placed in them and abused their office.”

The statement maintained that “This Council hereby declares the office of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of Shira Local Government Vacant.”