ALGON endorses Tinubu for 2027, suspends three chairmen for impersonation
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has thrown its weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in 2027. The association cited Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has thrown its weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in 2027. The association cited Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda for restoring “dignity, fiscal capacity and functional autonomy” to the country’s 774 councils.
The endorsement was one of several key resolutions at ALGON’s 54th Expanded National Executive Council meeting in Abuja.
The meeting was chaired by National President Bello Lawal, with NEC members from all 36 states and the FCT in attendance. Three past ALGON presidents and the Board of Trustees also participated.
The motion to back Tinubu was moved by former ALGON president Alabi Kolade David and seconded by Plateau State ALGON chairman Anani Hamisu Mohammed, who also serves as ALGON’s National Publicity Secretary.
A communique signed by the ALGON Chairman of Plateau State and National Publicity Secretary, Anani Hamisu Mohammed, said continuity under Tinubu would “deepen grassroots governance” and declared “total solidarity” with his administration’s policy direction for local governments.
In a separate resolution, NEC suspended three local government chairmen for “impersonation, acting against the interest of the association and abuse of constitutional provisions.”
Those suspended are: Zakari Iliyasu, chairman of Agwara local government area, ALGON chairman for Niger State; Abubakar Danladi Abdullahi, chairman of Kaiama local government area and ALGON chairman for Kwara State; and Abba Shehu Tambuwal of Tambuwal local government council and ALGON chairman for Sokoto State.
The suspension motion was moved by Ondo State ALGON chairman Gbenga Fasua and seconded by Kebbi State ALGON chairman Muhammad Dahiru Ambursa.
NEC notified MDAs, state governments, development partners, and the public that the trio “do not have the authority of the NEC to act on behalf of the Association.” It urged caution and said ALGON would not be responsible for “illegal acts and omissions” by the suspended officials.
NEC also passed a unanimous vote of confidence in President Bello Lawal, pledging loyalty to the executive committee and vowing to resist forces seeking to divide the association.
