Kano assembly suspends Rano LG chair over alledged misconduct
By Uzair Adam
The Kano State House of Assembly has suspended the Chairman of Rano Local Government Council, Alhaji Muhammad Naziru Ya’u, for three months over alleged misconduct.
The decision followed Tuesday’s plenary presided over by Speaker Alhaji Jibril Isma’il Falgore, after the House Committee on Public Petition presented its investigative report.
According to the committee’s chairman and Majority Leader, Alhaji Lawan Hussaini Dala, the probe was triggered by a petition signed by nine of the ten councillors in Rano.
The petition accused the chairman of financial recklessness, sale of shops, and diversion of fertilizer meant for the council, among other allegations.
Although the chairman denied the claims, the lawmakers, citing Section 128 of the Nigerian Constitution and Section 55 (1–6) of the Kano State Local Government Law 2006, recommended his suspension to allow for further investigation.
The House also directed the immediate submission of Rano LGA’s 2025 financial statement and ordered that the vice chairman take over in an acting capacity during the suspension period.
After deliberations, the recommendations were unanimously adopted, placing the council under temporary legislative oversight.