Osun state Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola
The Governor who presented an executive bill for the creation of the
new Local Government Areas to be called Local Council Development Areas before the house said the decision to create the new councils was to ensure development of all the nooks and crannies of the state.
He said the state government had earlier set up a committee headed by former Speaker of the house, Professor Mojeed Alabi on the creation of the new councils in line with sections seven and eight of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended). While urging the house to give positive consideration to the bill, the
Governor noted that the new councils would operate a parliamentary system of government in order to avoid financial constraints.
According to him, the Local Government Creation committee recommended
the 27 Local Government Areas to be created, adding that many factors
were considered in the selection of the new councils.
The Governor also informed that the bill would seek the approval of
the parliament for the creation of the office of council managers for
the new Local Governments, saying that the council managers would be
civil servant in the employment of the Local Government service
commission from Grade Level 14 and above.
He maintained that the bill was to re-engineer the local government
system in the state to serve as a pace setter for other states in the
country.
In his remarks, the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Hon Najeem
Salaam assured that the house would give special consideration to the
bill in the interest of the people of the state.
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