Ekiti Assembly approves creation of 19 LCDAs

Ekiti Assembly approves creation of 19 LCDAs

Ekiti State House of Assembly on Wednesday approved the creation of 19 local council development areas in the state.

The approval followed the unanimous passage into law of a bill to provide for the creation of new LCDAs in the state by the Assembly presided over by the Speaker, Funminiyi Afuye.

The proposed new LCDAs are Ado Central, Ado North, Ado West, Ajoni, Gbonyin, Ifeloju, Araromi, Ekameta, Ekiti South East, Ero, Ifedara, Ifesowapo, Igbara Odo/Ogotun, Ikere West, Ikole West, Irede, Irewolede, Isokan and Okemesi.

The bill was presented to the Assembly by the State Executive Council presided over by the governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi.

Afuye said, “The initiative to create LCDAs will make governance closer to the grassroots and as well accelerate development there”.

Fayemi sends bill for LCDAs' creation to Ekiti Assembly

Fayemi sends bill on creation of 19 LCDAs, others to Ekiti Assembly

Lawmakers including the Deputy Speaker, Hakeem Jamiu; the Majority Leader, Gboyega Aribisogan; Ajibade Adeyemi; and Yemisi Ayokunle lauded the initiative, describing it as a welcome development.

The Assembly members, who had earlier called for the speedy passage of the bill which amended the 2014 Principal law, were unanimous in its passage, saying, “LCDAs will further ensure the delivery of the dividend of democracy to the grassroots”.

The Assembly also passed a bill for a law to provide for the management of funds of the Judiciary Arm of Government in Ekiti State.

The Judiciary Funds Management Bill is a bill for a law to provide for the management of funds of the Ekiti State Judiciary as entrenched in the autonomy granted the Judiciary in the 1999 constitution as amended.

Lawmakers including Akin Oso, Adegoke Olajide and Olubunmi Adelugba said passage of the bill would see to the implementation of Judiciary Autonomy in Ekiti State.