Gov Bala Mohammed swears in 20 Bauchi LG chairmen

By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi
BAUCHI — Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has sworn in the 20 newly elected local government chairmen following the local government elections conducted across the state.
The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Government House, Bauchi, where the State Chief Judge, Justice Rabi Talatu Umar, administered the oath of office and allegiance to the new council executives.
The ceremony followed the declaration of the final results by the Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission, BASIEC.
Candidates of the ruling party won all 20 chairmanship seats across the state, as well as 319 of the 323 councillorship seats contested in the election.
Among the...