{"id":23890,"date":"2026-06-26T05:26:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T04:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.benakuma.cm\/?p=23890"},"modified":"2026-06-26T05:31:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T04:31:23","slug":"the-mayor-of-benakuma-council-honoured-for-transperant-local-gover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benakuma.cm\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/the-mayor-of-benakuma-council-honoured-for-transperant-local-gover\/","title":{"rendered":"THE MAYOR OF BENAKUMA COUNCIL HONOURED FOR TRANSPERANT LOCAL GOVERNANCE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23890\" class=\"elementor elementor-23890\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f74d1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f74d1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c58fa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c58fa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Mayor of Benakuma Council, Ihimbru Solomon Kudi, has been recognised by The Voice newspaper as the Most Resilient Municipal Administrator during its Decennial Trendsetters Awards. The prestigious honour celebrates his commitment to transparent governance, financial accountability, and resilient leadership despite the challenges faced by the municipality.<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23889 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.benakuma.cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG-20260625-WA0098.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1334\" height=\"1254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.benakuma.cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG-20260625-WA0098.jpg 1334w, https:\/\/www.benakuma.cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG-20260625-WA0098-768x722.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1334px) 100vw, 1334px\" \/><\/p><p>The award highlights the Mayor&#8217;s efforts in promoting performance-based budgeting, prioritising development projects, strengthening public financial management, and ensuring that council resources are used for the benefit of the people of Benakuma. His administration has also been praised for maintaining administrative continuity and advancing local development in difficult circumstances.<\/p><p>This national recognition reflects Benakuma Council&#8217;s growing reputation for good governance and serves as an encouragement to continue delivering quality services and sustainable development for the community. The award stands as a testament to the Council&#8217;s dedication to transparency, accountability, and people-centred leadership.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mayor of Benakuma Council, Ihimbru Solomon Kudi, has been recognised by The Voice newspaper as the Most Resilient Municipal Administrator during its Decennial Trendsetters Awards. 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