Osun ALGON chairman only empowered and not appointed 95 people

The rationale behind the empowerment of many by the chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) and chairman, Ifelodun Local Government Area, Hon Abiodun Sarafadeen Awotunde cannot be misconstrued by reasonable people but those with little or no knowledge of governance who are also nursing ulterior motives are sponsoring unsubstantiated reports about the development.

The fallacy being spread by the enemies of progress, especially members of the main opposition party in the state who are still being pained by the loss of their candidate in the last governorship election is not unexpected by discerning minds who know the stuff those peddling the fake news are made of.

To set the record straight, the ALGON chairman has not appointed 85 aides but only empowered some of his people across all the wards in Ifelodun Local Government.

It is the prerogative of any local government chairman, in a federal system of government like the one practice in Nigeria to empower his constituents through various means. This, Hon Awotunde has done without prejudice.

It is unfortunate that members of the opposition party will intentionally took empowerment for appointment because of their ulterior motive.

In any democracy, the people are the bastion of government and the only means through which their needs can be duly met is for them to enjoy the dividends of democracy.

This, Hon Awotunde has done by being magnanimous in his resolute to carry every community, ward and even unit along in his administration and making them to enjoy the dividends of democracy through empowerment programme.

Let it be emphasized that all the beneficiaries of the empowerment programme so far, represent various groups, communities, associations and stakeholders in the affairs of Ifelodun Local Government and this is to have efficient impact on the local government.

There's therefore no cause for alarm and the opposition should stop crying wolf when actually there's none.

Good it will reduce unemployment