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Yobe residents opposed to new local government area

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    The chairman of Gujba local government in the northern Nigerian state of Yobe has said that the people of the area are opposed to the creation of a new local government area from the present one, 'The Guardian' reported. Gujba Chairman Dala Mala told journalists that Governor Ibrahim Bukar wanted to carve Gotala local government area out of Gujba against the wish of the people because he wanted to site the headquarters of the proposed
    council in his village, Gonari.

    The population of Gujba is less than 60,000 and if the proposed local government were created, it would be left with fewer than 20,000 people, based on the 1991 census, the daily reported Mala as saying.

    Mala added that the council would take legal action against the state government if it went ahead to create the proposed Gotala local government area against the wish of the people, 'The Guardian' said.

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