Panel raised on LCDA creation

Our Reporter

EKITI State Governor Dr. Kayode Fayemi has set up a committee to look into the creation of Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).

Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Yinka Oyebode said this is to bring government nearer to the people and ensure development in the rural areas, in line with the administration’s five-pillar development agenda.

He said members of the committee are: Mr. Segun Oluwole (Chairman), Dr. Femi Akinola, Mr. Victor Akinola, Mrs. Sade Daramola, Mr. Joseph Olaito, Mrs. Emily Fagesi, Mr. Remi Obaparusi, representative Ministry of Justice, representative Ministry of Local Government Affairs, representative Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, representative Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Ekiti State chapter, representative of Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers and Mrs. Shola Gbenga-Igotun (Secretary).

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Oyebode said the committee’s terms of reference are: Review the Local Government Development Council Law, Ekiti State 2014 and make recommendations on its relevance in view of current legal developments in the state.

Consult extensively with the communities where LCDA secretariats were created by the Local Government Development Council Law, Ekiti State 2014 and make recommendations on their current economic viability and suitability with a view to ensuring uniformity, equity and fairness across the local government areas.

Recommend to the government practical steps for the creation of LCDAs out of the existing 16 local governments.

He said the committee has three months to submit its report to the governor.