An aide of the Deputy Senate President,Jibrin Barau, Abayomi Adesanya has tackled Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State over the nullification of the Local Council Development Areas (LCDAS) created by the immediate past government of late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.
Abayomi, the pioneer spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) expressed dismay at the tacit support given by the governor for the nullification of the newly created 33 LCDAs.
Recall that an Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure had nullified the newly created 33 Local Councils in the state, describing the LCDAs, created by Akeredolu, as illegal and unlawful
However, Adesanya said posterity would not forgive Aiyedatiwa if the nullification of LCDAs by the court is allowed to stand without appealing the judgment of the lower court.
Adesanya, a former Chairman of Okitipupa Local Government said the nullification of the LCDAs is a minus to Ayedatiwa’s government.
The APC Chieftain in a statement said “Since 1999, successive governments of Governor Adebayo Adefarati, Governor Olusegun Agagu, and Governor Olusegun Abayomi Mimiko have tried to bring government closer to the grassroots through the creation of more Local Council Development Areas, but to no avail, for lack of political will.
“Whereas, a young state like Ekiti, created in 1996, not as rich as Ondo, during Governor Kayode Fayemi, created more LCDAs out of the existing 16 Local Government Areas.
“Similarly, Osun State also created more Local Council Development Areas during Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s tenure.
“Hence, a dogged Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, who fought many battles within the APC-led Federal Government, like the establishment of ‘Amotekun Security Network’ to curtail the invasion of killer herdsmen killing our people every day.
“He led the first ever Southern Governors’ Forum to demand the Southern President in the 2023 general elections, that produced President Bola Tinubu, among other reforms within the APC and APC-led government.
“After 24 years of failed attempts by previous governments, Akeredolu had the political will, in conjunction with the State House of Assembly, to create 33 LCDAs to bring governance closer to the people.
“Rather than commending him (Akeredolu) and fortifying the LCDAs with relevant laws and amendments, I don’t want to believe Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa surreptitiously allowed the 33 LCDAs to slip off the people of Ondo State, because posterity will not forgive him.
“I, therefore, advise Governor Aiyedatiwa, to appeal the judgment of the State High Court nullifying the creation of the 33 LCDA to bring it back to life and to avoid being accused of destroying all the legacies of his boss, Akeredolu, as various communities have also spent so much to build secretariat for the new LCDAs.”
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