IN SPITE of the resolution of the National Assembly that states should conduct elections for the administration of local governments, the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) is yet to announce a time-table for the conduct of election for the 17 local councils of the state.
Government handpicked caretaker committees still hold sway in the councils, thus making them extensions of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs from where they take instructions.
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