Oyebanji cautions LG chairmen against abuse of financial autonomy

By Rotimi Ojomoyela

Ado-Ekiti—Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has urged Chairmen of Local Government Areas and Local Council Development Areas of the authorities to debar fiscal mismanagement that could origin gross maltreatment of the fiscal autonomy granted the councils successful the state.

The politician noted that the absorption of the fiscal state was to ignite execution of landmark and beneficial projects astatine the 3rd tier, informing that specified imagination whitethorn beryllium thwarted, if superior accruing to the section governments is spent connected frivolities.

Oyebanji gave this complaint successful Igogo Ekiti, yesterday, portion commissioning immoderate projects executed by the Chairman of Ero Local Council Development Area, Felicia Ibiloye.

The governor, represented by his Deputy, Chief Monisade Afuye, commissioned the caller LCDA’s Secretariat complex, and launched Ero LCDA section of Adire Ekiti cloth and BAO Aged Foundation.

where scores of indigent aged benefited covering materials and atom palliative.

She appealed to Ekiti citizens to backmost his 2nd word bid, truthful that the lofty programmes being initiated by his authorities tin summation momentum crossed each the towns.

As the State’s governorship canvass gathers momentum, Oyebanji, appealed to the residents supra 18 years to enactment successful the Continuous Voter Registration declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, to beryllium capable to enactment successful the June 20, 2026 governorship election.

Afuye besides saluted the assembly brag for maintaining bid and information with the neighbouring authorities of Kwara, by fostering collaboration among stakeholders to ward disconnected transverse borderline criminals.

She said, “Since the presumption of office, we haven’t hidden our admiration for the section government’s autonomy, peculiarly its fiscal freedom. That is wherefore you indispensable enactment the governor’s 2nd word and enactment successful the INEC elector registration, particularly those who were not up to 18 years successful 2022, truthful that these bully projects tin continue.

“Today successful our state, our councils are embarking connected life- changing projects successful roadworthy infrastructures, healthcare delivery, schoolhouse renovation and construction, marketplace stall operation and reconstruction, commercialized farming to boost nutrient security, among others.

“It is not gainsaid that each these were achieved due to the fact that of the governor’s penchant for fiscal autonomy for our councils. Under this context, our assembly bosses should redouble efforts, enactment hard and reciprocate the governor’s gestures, by being prudent and spot precocious premium connected transportation of ideology dividends to our people.

“It is our anticipation that this accidental wouldn’t beryllium abused successful the wide involvement of our people.

“The authorities is so precise appreciative of the collaborations among each stakeholders successful ensuring information of lives crossed borders successful the assembly contempt sharing boundaries with Osun and Kwara States”.

The Chairperson of Ero LCDA, Felicia Ibiloye, anchored her accomplishment successful by the saddle of governance connected the fiscal state being savoured nether Oyebanji’s government, saying agrarian improvement is strategical to improvement of immoderate nation.

Ibiloye said her medication has embarked connected channelisation projects to curb erosion and flooding, installation of 800kva/800W star system, operation of culverts and Okada store and galore different initiatives that are opening economical opportunities, done the fiscal state fixed to the council.

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