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Vanguard News Jigawa assembly extends tenure of councils’ chairmen On By Aliyu Dangida – Dutse The Speaker Jigawa State House of Assembly, Idris Garba, has announced the tenure extension of local government councils chairmen from two to three years consecutively. This followed the amendment of section 6 (1) of the Local Government Law of Jigawa State 2012 which also provided that under the law, a person who served as elected chairman for two terms is exempted to stand for election by the law. The speaker said the amendment also mandated the Governor and the state House of Assembly to suspend or remove from office any local government Chairman, Vice Chairman, Supervisory Councillor and Councillor found guilty of criminal offence or official misconduct. ....