Just In : Ondo Govt to retain 33 LCDAs
THE Ondo State government, yesterday, assured that the 33 Local Council Development Authorities, LCDAs, created by the late governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, would not be scrapped.
Recall that an Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure had nullified the newly created 33 Local Government Development Areas in the state, describing the LCDAs, as illegal and unlawful.
Speaking in Akure, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Amidu Takuro, who allayed the fears of the people, said the government would appeal the judgment of an Akure High Court that invalidated the council areas.
Takuro said: “One thing I can assure you about LCDA is that it has come to stay. Nothing will abolish LCDA in Ondo State. This government believes in it and it will sustain it.
“The judgment will be appealed and all things needed to be done will be done to make sure that we sustain the legacy of our former boss.
“The government is ready to engage all parties involved and look into their grievances so that we can be on the same page. We will approach it in multiple ways; all issues have been put on the table.
“The Ministry of Justice has studied the judgement and it will give its report on what to do very soon. By the time they come on what to do, the government will take its position on it.
“But one thing I can assure you is that the LCDAs will be sustained, they are not dead. Those who are saying that the governor is behind the judgment are the enemies of Ondo State, who are always creating crises and blackmailing the government for political gains.
“They know that Mr Governor is not from Akoko and he cannot stop the people of Akoko not going to court. The judgment has come and we are studying it and the government will do the needful.”
