Gombe State Government through the task force on the closure of gala houses and illegal joints, is planning on extending its activities to all the Local Government Areas of the State.
Governor Muhammadu Yahaya gave this indication when he held a meeting with the State taskforce on gala houses and in legal joints in the state and LGA Chairmen on Wednesday to bring them up to speed with his administration’s commitment to stem out promiscuity and other criminality in the State.
Represented at the meeting by the Secretary to Government of the State, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, the Governor remarked that though the demolition of gala houses and illegal joints have since being in force inline with his administration’s commitment to ensuring same extends to the LGAs for a holistic value reorientation and crime dismantling.
The governor explained that a further deliberation is expected between the Council Chairmen and the Taskforce in other to identify and zero in on gala houses and illegal joints considered to be a breeding ground for social vices.
He said the fight for the restoration of social values and a crime free society is a collective effort hence the synergy between the State and the Local Government Councils for better coordination.
Njodi also informed the local government council chairmen and security agencies to be conscious directing them to always report security issues to the appropriate authority for prompt action.
In attendance at the
meeting were the Security Adviser AIG Zubairu Mua’zu mni, (Rtd), the Chairman and members of the taskforce as well as the Local Government Chairmen led by the ALGON chairman Barrister Sani A. Haruna.
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