The chairman of Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Bala Yargaba, was attacked and held hostage by hundreds of persons adding that the council chairman’s attire was shredded to pieces.
According to report, the mob accused Yargaba of non-payment of polling unit development fund meant for disbursement. The fund, which was passed into law in the state in May, was aimed at addressing the needs of communities such as installation of borehole, drainage maintenance, e.t.c.
Each polling unit gets N50,000 per month, with some getting up to N150,000 depending on the availability of funds. Yargaba found his way into the local government secretariat during the mob attack.
Yargaba denied the allegations and accused the Dutse representative at the Jigawa State House of Assembly, Musa Sule of plotting the attack. Yargaba said Sule changed the names of beneficiaries when the list was sent to the House of Assembly.
Sule however denied the allegation, saying that they initiated the re-introduction of the polling unit development fund and as lawmakers, he can’t be the one to spoil the process. The council chairman was the one who announced on radio that all beneficiaries should assemble to collect their share of the money. Unfortunately for him, the event turned out to be violent.
Source: Bella Naija/ Premium Times
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