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THE Ekiti House of Assembly has passed the bill for the creation of three additional Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state.
The passage followed the adoption and ratifying of the report of the House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs at Thursday’s plenary, presided over by the Speaker, Mr Funminiyi Afuye, in Ado-Ekiti.
The new additional LCDAs are: Eso One, with headquarters in Ikoro-Ekiti, Ikole with headquarters in Usin-Ekiti and Ayede with headquarters in Ayede-Ekiti.
The News Agency Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the law for the creation of 19 LCDAs had earlier been assented to by Gov. Kayode Fayemi.
The bill titled, “A Bill for a Law for the Creation of Three Local Council Development Areas in Ekiti (Amendment) Bill, 2022”, was submitted by the Chairman, House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Chaired by Mr Tope Ogunleye.
The bill for a Law to Repeal and Re-Enact the Ekiti Polytechnic, Isan-Ekiti, 2022 was also passed.
The House adopted the report of the House Committee on Education, Science and Technology submitted by its Chairman, Mrs Kemi Balogun and its eventual passage.
Furthermore, the assembly committed the Ekiti Local Government Administration Bill, 2022 to the Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs for further legislative scrutiny.
It, thereafter, adjourned plenary to Sept.20. (NAN)
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