The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has supported Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) decisions on the emergence of Ibrahim Abdullahi as Speaker of the State House of Assembly.
The ALGON Chairman in the state and Chairman of Lafia LGC, Mu’azu Maifata, made the association’s position known when they paid a courtesy visit to Abdullahi, the Speaker of the state legislature, in Lafia on Thursday.
The ALGON chairman said their position on the speakership was in the interest of stability, peace, progress, and development of the state.
Maifata congratulated the new leadership of the House led by Abdullahi and other members on their emergence and inauguration as well as wished him peaceful tenure.
“We are here to congratulate you on your emergence as Speaker of the Seventh Assembly.
“Where the Governor and the party stand are where we are, most importantly that you have done well in the 5th and 6th Assembly as Speaker.
“What we want is stability, peace, progress, and development of the state,” he said.
The ALGON chairman assured the speaker of their prayers and support at all times.
Responding, Abdullahi appreciated ALGON for the visit and assured of his readiness to partner with them to move the local government system forward.
He assured them that the leadership crisis rocking the Assembly would soon be resolved in the interest of the state.
