Ondo To Create 33 New LCDAs, Sends Bill To Assembly For Approval

The Ondo Ondo State Government has proposed the creation of 33 new Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state.

Naija News reports that the State Executive Council approved the creation of the LCDAs, and the bill has been sent to the State House of Assembly for enactment.

The Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, disclosed during a press briefing in Akure, the state capital, over the weekend.

Ademola-Olateju stated that if the proposal gets approval by the legislature, the local councils will increase to 51 from 18 statutory local councils.

He said the government has already taken the necessary steps, as the enabling law for establishing the new LCDAs has been forwarded to the state House of Assembly for enactment.

The commissioner maintained that the legislative process would ensure the proposal is properly reviewed and debated before being enacted into law.

“This proposed bill was approved by the State Executive Council and is to be sent to the State House of Assembly for enactment to give it the necessary legal backing,” ha added.

In 2019, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu received recommendations for creating additional council areas in the state from an 11-member committee set up by the government to determine the necessary procedures for establishing new LCDAs.