The Kano State House of Assembly has suspended the chairmen of Bebeji, Rogo and Bagwai Local Government Areas for three months.
The decision was announced on Tuesday, marking a major development in the administration of local governments in the state.
The suspension was disclosed by the Special Adviser to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on New Media, Ibrahim Adam, in a statement shared on his verified Facebook page.
According to him, “The Chairmen of Bebeji, Rogo and Bagwai Local Government Areas have been suspended from office for three months by the Kano State House of Assembly.”
The announcement sparked reactions across Kano State, with residents and political stakeholders awaiting details on the reasons for the suspension.
As of the time of filing this report, the Kano State House of Assembly had not issued an official statement explaining the circumstances that led to the action.
No allegations or findings have also been made public against the affected chairmen.
The suspended officials had not reacted to the decision at the time of this report.
More information is expected as the Kano State Government and the State Assembly provide further clarification.
This is not the first time the Kano State House of Assembly has taken disciplinary action against a local government chairman.
On August 13, 2025, the Assembly suspended the Chairman of Rano Local Government Council, Alhaji Muhammad Naziru Ya’u, for three months over allegations of misconduct and financial irregularities.
The decision followed the consideration of a report by the House Committee on Public Petition during plenary presided over by Speaker Jibril Isma’il Falgore.
Presenting the committee’s report, the Majority Leader of the House, Lawan Hussaini Dala, said the investigation began after nine of the ten councillors in the local government submitted a petition against the chairman.
The petition accused Ya’u of financial recklessness, diverting fertiliser meant for farmers, unauthorised sale of shops and other administrative violations.
Dala told the Assembly, “Ya’u confessed to increasing the price of fertiliser by N2,000 per bag during the last sales exercise, in violation of the state government’s directive that the commodity be sold at N20,000.”
He added that the chairman claimed the increase was meant to provide logistics support.
The committee also raised concerns over the alleged diversion of a feeder road project from its approved location without authorisation.
Although Ya’u denied the allegations, the Assembly decided that suspending him temporarily would allow a full investigation into the matter.
Dala said, “After careful deliberations, the House adopted the committee’s recommendations, effectively suspending the chairman and placing the local government council under temporary oversight.”
The Assembly also directed the vice chairman to take over the leadership of the council in an acting capacity while the investigation continued.
