By Bakah Derick
For three days of deliberations, It was an empty seat (throne as the case maybe) of the vice president of the North West Regional Council that stood beside the President as he chaired the first ever budgetary session of the institution from the 20-22 December 2021.
HRH Fon Yakum Kevin who also doubles as President of the North West House of Chiefs was abducted on December 7, 2021, from his Bambalang palace and has not been seen.
The deliberations went on till the closing event before the President of the Council mentioned the abduction stating that his institution was working in collaboration with the state to ensure that he ragains freedom.
Voice notes have circulated indicating that the Fon was abducted by non state armed groups operating in his village Bambalang.
The session however went on to adopt 3.538bn FCFA as the budget of the council for 2022.