The Anambra State House of Assembly has confirmed the 21 names sent by Governor Chukwuma Soludo as new local government transition committee chairpersons
The Governor sent the names of the nominees to the House of Assembly for consideration on Wednesday.
The transition committees are to manage the administration of local government areas for three months in the first instance.
The lawmakers confirmed all the nominees at a plenary session on Thursday after the nominees were screened by the relevant committees of the assembly.
The only woman among the chairmen is Amaka Obi, for Idemili South LGA.
Mr Chukwuma Okoye, the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, who presented the nominees, said that all them met the requirements.
He requested that the assembly should approve their nomination.
Dr Somtochukwu Udeze, Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, subjected the request to members of the assembly, who unanimously voted for the approval adoption.
Udeze said that the exercise was in fulfillment of Section 208 of the Local Government Law of 1999 as amended.
The speaker also announced the names of councillors who would work with the Chairmen in their various LGAs.
Councillors nominated for Ezi-Anam Ward and Ukpor Ward 5 in Anambra West and Nnewi South, respectively, were stepped down based on petitions against them.
Anambra State Gov. Chukwuma Soludo had, in a letter dated May 17, sacked the former transition chairmen and directed them to handover affairs of local governments to the heads of local government administration.
