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Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State on Monday presented a bill for the creation of 27 additional local government development councils in the state to the state House of Assembly.

The News Agency of Nigeria reported that while presenting the bill, Aregbesola said the essence of the creation of more councils was to bring government closer to the people at the grassroots.

He said that the  current councils in the state could  not bring the desired results.

The governor said this was because they were too large to achieve what the administration intended to achieve through the  councils.

He stressed that the only way to guarantee even development at the grassroots was to create new councils that would be precise, transparent and people-oriented.

“Sincerely, if this bill is eventually passed to law, the new development councils will not be a hindrance to the existing ones at all; it will just increase the quality of representation at the grassroots.

“As a law-abiding government, the creation was properly done in line with the stipulation of section 7 and 8 of the 1999 Constitution and it will co-exist with the existing ones mutually,” Aregbesola said.

The governor, however, enjoined the existing councils to be ready to make sacrifices as there would be a reduction in their emolument.

The Speaker of the house, Mr. Najeem Salam, said the creation of the councils would improve the quality of governance.

He called on traditional rulers, community and religious leaders to point out any grey areas perceived in the structure of the councils to avert friction.

NAN reported that if the new councils were created, their number would increase to 57.

57 L.G.A In a state,that means every ward now is a council of its own thatz madness

So we now 30 local govt, 27 local council, and 1 area office at modakeeke
God Bless state of Osun

[color=#990000][/color]another conduit pipe for stealing

A-C-N / APC means of siphoning fund and making bogus budget with unending fight with FG.
Tinubu created something like that in Lagos during his days (37 LCDAs); what good has Lagosians gotten from it?
I know it is a ploy to match the northern LG’s where some state in the north has more than necessary but let us in the south be decisive of development and not useless quantity of LG without value.

Meanwhile Nigerians want cost of governance lessened

na wash

absurd!

Is this same idiott that won one cash and carry award as best governor?
Haha.
This's what happens when mad men becomes governor.