The seeming cordial relationship between the executive and
legislative arms in Kaduna State is being threatened by recent reorganisation
of local government staff in the state, Daily Trust learnt.
Our correspondent reports that the Kaduna State Local
Government Service Commission recently reshuffled staff in the 23 local
government areas of the state, but the House of Assembly ordered for the
reversal of the decision.
The commission is however yet to comply with the directive.
The decision of the House, it was reliably gathered, stemmed
from the numerous complaints it received from the affected staff.
Our source said; “One of the reasons was the fact that the
commission did not adhere to quota system; you find that some local governments
were given up to six or seven directors, while others were given one or even
none.
“Another reason was that some of the affected staff are
being owed salaries, ranging from six to 12 months. Therefore, they don’t have
even transport money to relocate to their new places.
“Powerful interests in the Government House in Kaduna are
behind these postings; this was why some staff with ‘godfathers’ were posted to
local governments that have no problem of paying salaries, while ‘ordinary’
staff were posted to local governments that are not paying salaries.
“Therefore, following the refusal of the commission to
adhere to the House’s earlier decisions, they were summoned again on Tuesday,
April 12,” he said.
When contacted, spokesman of the state governor, Samuel
Aruwan, simply replied: “There is no any dispute between executive and
legislature.”
However, several efforts to get a comment from the chairman,
House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ali Chakis, and
the Speaker, Aminu Shagali, did not yield fruit as they did not reply the
inquiries of our correspondent
By Isa Sa’idu, Zaria
