Fayose Dissolves Ekiti 35 LGs, LCDAs Orders Chairmen To Hand Over To DA’s

          

Ekiti state Governor Ayodele Fayose has dissolved all the caretaker committees of the 16 local government areas and those of the 19 newly inaugurated Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state.

The governor, who made the announcement through a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, said all the caretaker chairmen of the councils should immediately hand over to the Director of Administration of their respective council.

Caretaker chairmen have been in control of the 16 constitutionally recognised councils since the former governor Kayode Fayemi came on board since October 16, 2010.

Caretaker committees were also appointed for the 19 LCDAs which were inaugurated shortly after the June 16 governorship election.

Attempt by the former Governor Fayemi to hold council election in the 16 councils on February 4, 2011, was stopped by the state high court following a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state that some of the members of the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC) were card carrying members of the then ruling party-All Progressive Congress.

Fayemi, had, however promised to hold council election before the end of the year.

Fayose had vowed not to fund the LCDAs with federal allocations for the 16 councils listed in the 1999 constitution.

In his inaugural speech on Thursday at the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, Ado Ekiti, Fayose had said “My administration recognises the importance of local government councils as the third tier of government and growth poles for grass roots development. We also appreciate the legitimate yearning of our people for rapíd socio-economic transformation. Our developmental strides must however be pursued within the ambit of the law and age-long altruism of the maximum good for the maximum number.

Details in Sunday Sun