LGCAs: Fayemi signs bill into law, refutes trap-setting allegation

By Rotimi Ojomoyela
Ado-Ekiti

Ekiti state Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has assured that the creation of 19 new Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) was not a political trap for the incoming administration.
Fayemi made the statement in Ado – Ekiti yesterday while signing into law the Bill for the Creation of Local Government Areas (2014) following its passage by the House of Assembly.
The governor, who refuted the allegation that the policy was meant to set a political trap for the incoming administration of the governor-elect, Mr Ayodele Fayose, said he initiated the policy as part of the fulfilment of his administration’s electioneering promises to the people.

He promised that his government would bridge all noticeable gaps in the policy for expeditious and smooth take-off of the policy before the expiration of his tenure on October 15, 2014.
Fayemi pointed out that the Assets’ sharing Committee of the House had visited the affected Local Governments and the reports are already before him, which he promised to implement thoroughly for the councils to come into being in due course.
Fayemi said: “This is a promised fulfill following the yearnings of the people. These yearnings predated my coming into government in 2010.

“The fist executive Governor of this state, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, attempted this policy before the end of his tenure but never come to pass. Despite this, our people never stopped requesting for additional Local Governments for rapid development and for political independence.
“With this policy, we are not just making history but we are part of history. We have written our names in the book of history for taking this bold step. And I will do everything within the confine of the constitution for effective functioning of these Councils before this administration effectively come to an end.