BY ANDREW OROLUA A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed April 30 for judgment in the long drawn legal battle on the leadership of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON). Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo fixed the judgment date on Friday after taking arguments from lawyers representing various groups involved in the leadership […]
By Nosa Àkeñzua Delta State Chairman of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Hon. Victor Ebonka, has denied deducting N4 million from retired local government workers and primary school teachers in the state. Ebonka who spoke to journalists in Asaba yesterday described the allegations as outright falsehood and challenged the retirees behind the […]
An Abuja Federal High Court has restrained the chairman of Bariga Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Alabi Akolade David and other members of his faction of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) from parading themselves as leaders of the association. The court also ordered the faction to refrain from taking further action, […]
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), late Tuesday night, said there was no change in the leadership of the association, insisting that the tenure of its current National Executive Council, under the leadership of Honourable Kolade D. Alabi, is still subsisting. Recall that the General Assembly of the Association of Local Governments of […]
The Nasarawa state chapter of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) has restated its commitment to partner non-governmental organisations to tackle insecurity in the state. State ALGON Chairman, Aminu Maifata, made the disclosure on Sunday in Lafia, at a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the Action Aid Nigeria (AAN) and Global Peace Development (GPD). […]
The Kwara state chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has appreciated Governor AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq for restoring the payment of elected vice chairmen, councillors, council secretary and supervisors of the 16 local government councils in the state. The association stated this in a statement signed by Joshua Omokanye and Abubakar Abdullahi Bata, […]
The Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) says it is donating relief items to support government’s efforts at containing the spread of the coronavirus across the country. Mr. Kolade Alabi, national president of ALGON, said this during inspection of the relief materials by the Minister of State for Special Duties, Mr. George Akume in […]
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) on Thursday threw its weight behind the re-election bid of Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba state come 2019 governorship election. The State ALGON Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Agya, who was flanked by 15 other LG chairmen, disclosed this at a press conference in Jalingo. Agya explained that they […]
The Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) under the Chairmanship of Barr. Aliyu Wakili Boya has reiterated their total loyalty to Governor Mohammadu Umaru Jibrila Bindow of Adamawa State by endorsing him for the 2019 general elections. According to him their reasons for his endorsement is because of the giants strides of development in […]
To enable a large utilization of scarce natural, physical and financial resources, the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) has unveiled a Comprehensive Local Agriculture Plan (C-LAP) in the agricultural sector. C-LAP, an integrated and participatory action plan for the development of local government areas in agriculture and allied sector is aimed to assess […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) have congratulated Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on the Appeal Court judgment in Abuja. The court affirmed Ugwuanyi’s emergence as the governorship candidate of the PDP duly elected at the December 4, 2014 primary election for the 2015 general elections.Reacting […]
The National President, Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON ) Mr. Micah Jiba, has urged Nigerians, in the rural areas, to continue to be peaceful and accommodating during and after the Saturday’s Governorship and State House of Assembly elections. He made this call, in Abuja, during an interaction with journalists and expressed appreciation to […]
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), on Sunday, endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan’s second term re-election bid. Speaking at a press conference shortly after a meeting of chairmen of the 774 local councils in the country, National President of ALGON, Mr. Micah Jibah, said they were satisfied with President Jonathan’s performance and have unanimously […]