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  • Justice Bage emerges new Emir of Lafia

    Alhaji Sidi Bage, Justice of the Supreme Court has emerged as the 17th Emir of Lafia Emirate following the demise of Alhaji Mustapha Agwai I on Jan. 10.

    Mr Haruna Osegba, the Nasarawa state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs announced the selection of the Emir on Tuesday in Lafia following the state traditional council meeting.

    Osegba said the new emir was selected by the emirate’s college of selector, ratified by the state traditional council and approved by Gov. Umaru Al-Makura.

    He said the selection of the new emir was in line with legal notice 12 of 1986, section 31 stipulating the rotation of the stool between the two royal houses.

    Osegba explained that Bage and Musa Mustapha-Agwai, son of the late emir contested for the position.

    Bage was however selected by four out of the five members of the college of selectors.

    Bage was born on June 22, 1956, in Lafia, Nasarawa State, attended the Dunoma Primary School Lafia from 1963 to 1969, attended the Government Secondary School Lafia from 1970 to 1974.

    He was admitted into the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, for a Diploma Programme in Law between 1975 to 1977, obtained same at Credit Level and later got his L.L.B. Hon degree in 1980.

    He graduated with Second Class Lower Division, proceeded to the Nigerian Law School Lagos in 1980 and was called into the Nigerian Bar in 1981.

    Bage worked as a Legal Officer, Ground Training Group, Nigerian Air Force Base Kaduna (NYSC) 1981 to 1982, and Appointed Magistrate Grade II Plateau State Judiciary 1982.

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    He was Promoted Magistrate Grade I 1984, Promoted Senior Magistrate Grade II 1986, Appointed Chief Magistrate II F.C.T Judiciary 1989, Promoted Chief Magistrate I. 1990 and was promoted as Deputy Chief Registrar FCT Judiciary 1991.

    He was again, Promoted Substantive Chief Registrar, FCT High Court January, 1992, elevated to the High Court Bench as a Judge Nov. 9, 1992, elevated Justice Court of Appeal Dec. 10, 2007, and Appointed Justice of the Supreme Court on Dec. 5, 2016.

    Similarly, Al-Makura also approved the selection of Alhaji Isa Abubakar Umar as the Emir of Awe following the death of the late emir.

    Osegba noted that the new emir of Awe was unanimously selected by the four surviving kingmakers of the emirate.

    Also selected is Mr Umar Dodo as the new ‘Osu Kadarko’ a third class tradition ruler in Keana local government area.

    The ‘Osu Kadarko’ stool became vacant following the death of Mr Fabian Orogu on Jan. 12, 2018.

  • ‘Nasarawa LGAs share N1.2bn for March’

    The 13 Local Government Areas of Nasarawa state shared N1.2 billion for the payment of staff salaries for March, Mr Haruna Osegba, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs has said.

    Osegba disclosed this on Friday shortly after the state’s Local Government Joint Account Committee and stakeholders’ meeting in Lafia.

    He explained that there was shortfall of N89 million in the allocation of the LGAs from the federal allocation for March.

    The commissioner said, “Only N1. 2 billion was left for salaries after the statutory deductions, which include salaries of traditional rulers.”

    He said local government staff would get between 65 and 85 per cent of their salaries for March, depending on the staff strength of their respective council.

    “Based on this, the least any worker at the local government level will receive, as March salary, 65 per cent while the maximum is 85 per cent of salary”.

    He, however, assured all workers that the state government would block leakages and boost sources of internally generated revenue in order to augment the allocation from the federation account.

    Percentage payment of salaries to staff of local government areas in the state began in October 2015, a development government attributed to paucity of funds and economic recession.

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  • Nasarawa LGAs adopt TSA to block revenue leakage

    Nasarawa LGAs adopt TSA to block revenue leakage

     The 13 local government councils in Nasarawa State have adopted the Treasury Single Account (TSA) to block leakages and improve internally generated revenue (IGR) across the state.

    Mr Haruna Osegba, the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, told newsmen on Thursday in Lafia that the decision was reached at a meeting of the local government Joint Account Committee (JAC).

    Osegba said the adoption of the TSA became imperative as a result of the failure of local government revenue officers to properly account for IGR monthly.

    “Over the years, whenever the government demands for accountability of the IGR from local government revenue officers, they would always claim nothing is being generated.

    “We are aware that all LGAs, especially Karu, are generating a lot of money internally but we do not know where it is going to.

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    “The new arrangement is that all IGR from all the 13 LGAs would be paid into the TSA from this February,” he added.

    Osegba explained that the JAC has engaged Cascada Consulting firm to take over the collection all taxes in the 13 LGAs and remit same into the TSA.

    He, therefore, appealed to the chairmen of Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the 13 LGAs and Overseers of the 18 Development Areas to support the firm to improve the IGR of their areas.

    Mr Mustapha Lamus of Wamba LGA appealed to the state government to increase the overheads of IMC Chairmen and Overseers from N1 million to N2 million to enable them manage the affairs of the local governments effectively. NAN

  • Nasarawa cuts council workers’ August salaries by 40%

    Nasarawa cuts council workers’ August salaries by 40%

    The Nasarawa State Government on Thursday said that local government workers in the state would receive between 60 and 80 per cent of their August salaries.

    Mr Haruna Osegba, the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, disclose this after the state’s Joint Account Committee (JAC) meeting in Lafia.

    Osegba attributed the salary cut to the shortfall in the amount that accrued to the local government councils from the Federation Account.

    According to him, the 13 local government councils in the state shared only N1.5 billion from the federation account for the month of April with a shortfall of 700 million.

    The commissioner said that the wage bill of all local government staff in the state was N2.2 billion.

    “Based on this, the least any worker will receive as Aug. salary is 60 per cent of his/her normal pay while the maximum is 80 per cent,” he said.

    He, however, appealed to the workers to “maintain calmness,” saying that the state government was making efforts to ensure they received their full salaries in subsequent months.

    According to him, the state government was determined to better the working condition of its workers.

    Osegba said that the Directors of Personnel Management (DPMs) in the 13 councils and 18 Development Areas in the state attended the meeting.