The Plateau house of assembly has suspended the chairpersons of the 17 LGAs in the state over allegations of financial impropriety.
The house adopted the decision on Thursday during the plenary after a motion by Pirfa Tyem, a lawmaker representing Langtang north-north constituency.
The motion bothered on the allegation of financial impropriety levelled against the LG officials through a petition to the house by Caleb Mutfwang, the new governor of Plateau.
Abok Ayuba, speaker of the house of assembly, who announced the suspension after the motion was passed, said the council officials should hand over all government properties in their possession to the director of personnel management, while an investigation into the allegations against them starts.
