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2027: We’ll remove you from office if APC loses in your area, the governor threatens council chairmen

2027: We’ll remove you from office if APC loses in your area, the governor threatens council chairmen

By GhanaSummary NewsroomNigeria2 sources

Despite the ruling, many state governments have continued to channel local government funds through joint accounts, a practice the court deemed unlawful.

So, the governor doesn’t have the power to remove an elected local government chairman,” he said.

Beyond the independence of council areas and their chairmen, the Ebonyi governor’s remarks also raised another question: whether governors have the unilateral power to remove an elected local government chairman.

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