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LAFIA – Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Dr Danladi Jatau, has called for good working relationship between Executive and Legislative Arms of the 13 Local Government Areas in the State for development to thrive at the grassroots.
The speaker made the call on Wednesday while hosting Councillors from the 13 local government areas of the State in his residence in Lafia.
Jatau said that good working relationship among arms of government at the LG levels was key to development, hence the need of his call in that direction.
He appreciated the councillors for condoling with him over the death of his younger sister, Hajaratu and prayed God to bless them abundantly.
” I started as a councillor and today I am the Speaker, there is the need for good working relationship between you and the elected Chairmen for development to thrive at the grassroots.
” It is in view of this that I want to call on you to give your elected chairmen all the necessary and needed support to succeed.
” For development to thrive at the grassroots, you must embrace one another and see yourselves as team players” the speaker said.
Jatau also called on them to co-exist peacefully among themselves and continue to drum support for Gov. Abdullahi Sule’s administration to succeed.
Besides, he assured them that the state government would soon organise s training for them for effective service delivery.
Jatau also assured them that the state government would pay them their furniture allowance as well as other benefits in order to enhance their legislative work.
Earlier, the Chairman, Nasarawa State Councilors Forum , Mr Mohammed Madaki, who is the Speaker, Lafia LG said that the visit was to identify with the speaker over the death of his sister.
The leader of the delegation urged the speaker to see the death of his sister as an act of God and bear the irreplaceable loss.
He prayed God to grant her soul eternal rest.
Madaki assured the speaker of their loyalty and support at all times.
The chairman, however, appealed to the speaker to intervene in the training of the councillors as well as the payment of their furniture allowance.( NAN)
