Nigeria: Assembly Suspends LG Chairman for Fraud

Ado Ekiti — The Ekiti State House of Assembly has placed a three-month suspension on the Chairman of Emure Local Government Council, Chief Sesan Aruaji, over alleged contract fraud and corrupt practices.

The House order followed investigations by a sub-committee of the House after receiving petitions written against him to the House by interest groups in the local government area.

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