Police earlier shut down the secretariats on the governor’s instruction, but following legal battles and backlash, they have decided to do the right thing by letting the LG’s operate normally.
The Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Okoro Julius-Alawari, has directed the unsealing of all the 17 Local Government Council Secretariats in the state, two months after closure.
In early July, the state police command had sealed entrance into the Secretariats, following the sacking of all the chairmen and councilors of the local councils by Governor Caleb Mutfwang.
The action of the governor caused litigations and tensions, leading to the sealing of the council Secretariats by the police.
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Directing the unsealing of the offices through a statement by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Alfred Alabo, the CP said they made the decision to allow democratically elected chairmen and their councilors to effectively carry out administrative functions.
The statement read: “As parts of efforts to ensure the effective running of the 17 Local Government Secretariats in the State, the Police High Command has critically reviewed the matter and has directed the Plateau State Commissioner of Police to unseal all the offices of the Local Government Council Chairmen and that of the Councillors to enable all the elected Council Chairmen and Councillors go into their various offices and administrate without any hindrance, pending the outcome of their case in court”.
The statement further stated that the 17 chairmen across the state will now have access to their offices and resume work on Monday, August 28.
