Gombe Sets Up Panel to Apportion Assets, Liabilities After Creating 13 LCDAs

By Abubakar RABILU Gombe

Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has constituted a committee to oversee the reconciliation and distribution of assets and liabilities between the state’s 11 existing Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 13 newly created Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).

The exercise follows the establishment of the 13 LCDAs in addition to the existing 11 LGAs, bringing the total number of local administrative areas involved in the process to 24.

The committee is expected to ensure a transparent and orderly process for identifying, reconciling and allocating public assets and liabilities between the parent local governments and the newly created councils.

The Commissioner for Local Government and Community Development, Barrister Sani Ahmed Haruna, disclosed this while addressing members of the committee during an engagement with the ministry.

Haruna commended Governor Yahaya for constituting the committee, describing the initiative as a critical step towards ensuring proper accountability and effective management of public resources following the creation of the new councils.

He said the exercise would establish a clear record of the assets, financial obligations and other liabilities of the affected councils, providing a reliable basis for their respective administrative and financial operations.

The commissioner charged the lead consultant, Dr Bala Auta, and other members of the committee to approach the assignment with professionalism, diligence and a strong sense of responsibility.

He said the governor had entrusted the committee with an important responsibility and expected it to produce credible findings that would serve the interests of the state and all affected local administrative areas.

He expressed confidence that the team would deliver accurate and reliable records to promote transparency, strengthen accountability and support effective grassroots administration.

In his response, the lead consultant, Dr Bala Auta, assured the state government that the committee would carry out the assignment diligently and professionally.

Auta said the team was committed to producing credible records that would safeguard the interests of both the existing local government areas and the newly established LCDAs.