*To transmit Bill to State assembly for legislature’s nod
By KEMI KASUMU
The Ondo State Executive Council has announced the creation of 33 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) from the 18 existing Local Government Areas in the state.
This followed decision reached by the state government at his council meeting on Thursday July 27, 2023.
The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, disclosed this while briefing Government House reporters shortly after the State Executive Council meeting.
According to Ademola-Olateju, the expansion reflects the government’s commitment to decentralisation and improving governance at the grassroots level.
With 18 statutory local council areas in the state, the number of councils in the state will swell to 51, if the proposal gets the nod of the state legislature.
Giving details about the 33 LCDAs at the media briefing, Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Sir Charles Titiloye, explained that the need for new Local Governments in the stated dated back to 2019.
The Attorney General said that was when the Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), who is also Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON), acceded to people’s yearnings for expansion of democratic governance by setting-up 11-member Committee to work out an acceptable strategies for the creation of LCDAs, headed by Mr. Lanke Odogiyan Esq.
The Review Committee on Lanke Odogiyan Committee’s Report recommended 33 additional LCDAs to be established in the State, in addition to the existing 18 Local Government Areas, he said.
The Attorney General further said that, “the procedure for Local Government creation will not be complete without an enabling law.
“The Council received today (Thursday July 27, 2023), the proposed Bill for the establishment of the 33 LCDAs.
“This proposed Bill was approved by the State Executive Council and is to be sent to the State House of Assembly for enactment into law, to give necessary legal backing,” he said.
He explained further that, the full implementation of the creation of the 33 LCDAs will commence after the passage of the law by the state House of Assembly and assented to by Mr Governor.
Speaking more on the 33 LCDAs, Sir Charles Titiloye explained that, the newly created LCDAs will have equal functions with their own Headquarters and operate side-by-side with the existing 18 Local Government Areas in the State.
Check link for the list of new LCDAs created in Ondo State: Click for details: https://justambitioustoserveinfo.org/2023/08/01/names-of-newly-lcdas-created-by-odsg-released/
