Deans of Presiding Members from all the 16 regions of the country have called for reforms in the decentralisation system in the country.
They named some of the reforms as the improvement in the Funding Sources for Assemblies, payment of improved sitting and ex-gratia allowances as a charge on the consolidated fund and Election of Presiding Members should be by first past the post system or by a simple majority.
“There should also be contests between the winner and the first runner-up should no candidate attain more than fifty percent of the votes in an election involving more than two contestants.”
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Presiding Members (PMs) in the North East Region have appealed to the government to deploy more security personnel to the region to combat crimes in the area.
They expressed concern about the increasing criminal activities in the area in recent times creating fear and panic among the people, particularly traders and road users.
The Dean of the Conference of PMs in the North East Region, Mr Ibrahim Sebiyam, who made the appeal at the annual conference of the PMs, said the increasing rate of crimes in the region was very alarming and needed rapid response.
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