Abia State governor, Alex Otti, has explained that the tenure of the current chairmen and councilors of the 17 LGAs across the State will end in 2028, not November 2026.
The governor made the explanation during a recent his media chat with Abia people, while reacting to speculations on the fate of the executive chairmen and their councilors.
According to the governor, the former system whereby the tenure of elected local government executives lasted for two years had been amended through an Act of the Abia State Parliament.
He dismissed speculations about the tenure of the local government chairmen and their councilors, noting that the law cannot be applied retrospectively, having been amended before the November 2, 2024 chairmanship and councillorship polls.
“Before the election, we went to the House of Assembly to amend that law and the House of Assembly gave the local government Mayor’s and their councilors four years and that was even before the election,” Governor Otti said.
On the call for the implementation of the Abia State anti-open grazing law, Governor Otti said the law has been sent to him for study, noting that he would soon come up with modalities for its implementation.
He further expressed worry on the rising cases of cancer, kidney failure, brain tumour and stroke among young Nigerians but advised Abia people to take preventative measures against the ugly development, by being mindful of what they consume.