A former spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Prince Abayomi Adesanya, has said that posterity would not be kind to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa if his administration did not appeal the judgment that scrapped the newly created 33 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).
Adesanya accused Aiyedatiwa of giving tacit support for the nullification of the LCDAs.
An Ondo State High Court, sitting in Akure, had last week ruled that the 33 LCDAs, created by late former Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu were illegal and unlawful.
Adesanya, in a statement issued in Akure, said the nullification of the LCDAs was a minus to Ayedatiwa’s administration.
The former chairman of Okitipupa local government stated that successive administrations since 1999 have tried to bring the government closer to the grassroots through the creation of more Local Council Development Areas, but to no avail and 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.
“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 Secretariats for the new LCDAs.”
Ondo Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Kayode Ajulo, had said the state government would study the judgment and take steps that would benefit residents in the state.
Credit: The Nation
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