Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, yesterday directed the immediate dethronement of the elder brother of his predecessor, Dr. Terkula Suswam and five others as first class chief of the Sankera political axis comprising Logo, Ukum and Katsina- Ala Local Government areas of the state.
The governor also approved the immediate dissolution of the 23 local government caretaker committee chairmen in the state, where the former governor’s brother, Donald Kertyo, held sway as caretaker boss for Logo, Suswam’s home local government. He also ordered the Tiv Area Traditional Council (TATC) to immediately suspend forthwith the process of conferring first class stools in the council.
The directives as contained in a press statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Targema Takema and made available to New Telegraph in Makurdi said, the gesture is in accordance with the commitment of the new administration to abide by the tenets of the rule of law.
The statement directed all parties, including the Tor Tiv and all those earlier served by the court to put the matter on hold, to revert to the status quo ante prior to the restraining order granted by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Iorhemen Hwande, which restrained the state government from taking any further step on the matter, pending the determination of the substantive motion already before the court.
It advised any person or group parading him or their selves as first class chiefs in the Tiv Area Traditional Council to comply. Meanwhile, Governor Ortom has directed all the 23 caretaker committee chairmen to hand over all government property in their possession, without delay, to the Directors- General, Services and Administration (DGSA’s) of their local governments, who in turn are to ensure quick handing over and taking over to ensure a smooth transition.
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