Speaker of the assembly, Hon Najeem Salaam, assured the governor that the lawmakers would give special consideration to the bill in the interest of the people of the state.
Monday, 16 December 2013
Governor of Osun State, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, Monday asked for the approval of the state House of Assembly to create additional 27 new local government areas.
The governor, who presented an executive bill for the creation of the local government areas, to be called Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) before the assembly, said the decision to create the new councils was to ensure the development of all the nooks and crannies of the state.
Prior to this, the state government had set up a committee headed by a former Speaker of the assembly, Professor Mojeed Alabi,in the creation of councils in conformity with the 1999 Constitution, as amended.
While urging the assembly to give favourable consideration to the bill, the governor noted that the new councils would operate a parliamentary system of government in order to avoid financial constraints.
He said his submission was in line with the recommendation of the Local Government Creation Committee that proposed the creation of 27 local government areas, adding that many factors were considered in the selection of the new councils.
In addition, Aregbesola said 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 servants on Grade Level 14 and above and would be responsible for administration of the councils.
