Local Government Election in logo state Will Not Hold Despite N450m Approval

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state has again written the House of Assembly asking it to extend the tenure of caretaker committees for the second time despite the N450 million captured in the 2017 budget for the conduct of local government elections in Kogi State.
Bello said the local government election cannot go on because of lack of funds and insecurity. According to Punch, his request was consequently granted by the Kogi State House of Assembly as the House extended the tenure of the LG transition committee till April 2018.
But many people have wondered what happened to the N450 million earmarked for the elections in the 2017 budget by the state. The tenure of the local government transition committees had expired on November 5. Deliberating on the matter on the House floor on Wednesday, Hon. Kekere Sanni (APC Okehi), while supporting the request, said the reasons itemised by the executive were enough to give an express passage to the request, as the state has adopted “principle of necessity.”
John Abba ( APC Ibaji constituency) reminded the House that N450m was captured for the conduct of local government elections in the 2017 budget, and wondered why the executive failed to adopt the resolution of the House when it first extended the administrators’ tenure.
He called on the House to, at all times, promote, protect and fight for democracy, saying there is no substitute.
He advised the House that the six-month extension should mean that within the six months, elections s