Incredible: Ogun LCDA hires Obasanjo’s 25-room for N10
By Sola AJIBIKE (Abeokuta) NIGERIA: WITH just N10 per annum, the newly established Coker-Ibogun Local Council Development Area (LCDA) will continue to occupy a 25-room storey building own by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. The building, which is in Ibogun village in Ifo local government area of Ogun State, is serving as secretariat to the council […]
Ogun LCDAs: Pathway to extend development to grassroots
By Oluwaseun BOYE NIGERIA: IT has often been said that the essence of governance at all levels is for the government of the day to better the lives of its citizenry by ensuring that dividends of democracy reach the nooks and crannies of their various communities. In Ogun State when the Governor, Senator Ibikunle […]
Ogun says new LCDAs created for grassroots development
By Olu AJAYI (Abeokuta) NIGERIA: OGUN State government has reiterated that the creation of Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) was carried out to ensure development at the grassroots. The Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs Commissioner, Chief Jide Ojuko, stated this at the interdenominational prayer session held at Abeokuta South Local Government Council secretariat, Ake, Abeokuta, […]
Ogun shares assets, liabilities among 20 LGs, 37 LCDAs
By Sola AJIBIKE (Abeokuta) NIGERIA: IN order to ensure smooth take-off and effective administration in the 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Ogun State, the government of Senator Ibikunle Amosun has embarked on sharing of the assets and liabilities of the existing 20 local governments. The sharing will be carried out between the existing […]
Amosun threatens to sack 16 LG, LCDA chairmen over poor IGR
*Amosun (middle) with his Deputy, Mrs. Yetunde Onanuga and Ojuko at the meeting. By Sola AJIBIKE (Abeokuta) NIGERIA: SIXTEEEN local government chairmen in Ogun State may soon lose their jobs if they fail to increase their Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). The state Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, who gave the warning on Wednesday, over poor IGR […]
Ogun assures on achieving set goals on 37 LCDAs
By Olu AJAYI (Abeokuta) NIGERIA: THE Ogun State government has assured that it will continue to put in place necessary machinery that will ease local government administration through its 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Chief Jide Ojuko, who gave the assurance while fielding questions from journalists […]
Community chieftain stalls installation of LCDA scribe in Ogun
By Olusola AJIBIKE (Abeokuta) NIGERIA: THE flexing of muscles between some political godfathers in Ogun State has stalled the inauguration of the Secretary to the Ibogun/Coker Local Development Area, Mr. Fatai Raheem. GatewayMail gathered that Raheem was not sworn in, unlike his colleagues in other local government areas, due to internal crisis within the council. […]
Know your LCDAs, wards in Ogun State
NIGERIA: BELOW are the Local Council Development Authorities and their wards that were created by the government in Ogun State: Abeokuta North East LCDA (Secretariat: Ita Iyalode) (1) Oke Ago Owu (2)Totoro/Sokori (3)Oke Sokori/Ita IYALODE (4) Apo/Oriyanrin (5) Olomore/Sanni (6)Ita Oshin/Ope Oluwa /Aro Abeokuta North West LCDA (Secretariat: Lafenwa ) 7. Gbagura […]
LCDA: Two escape death as thugs disrupt referendum in Ogun
NIGERIA: TWO persons on Thursday narrowly escaped death when suspected political thugs invaded and disrupted a referendum being conducted for the creation of the proposed Afon Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Ogun State Those from Imala area, who were matcheted and sustained injuries during the fracas – Adeolu Adeegbe, whose leg was broken, […]
OGSIEC fixes April 21 for referendum into proposed five LCDAs
NIGERIA: REFERENDUM into five of the proposed 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Ogun State would hold on Thursday, April 21, 2016. The move is in line with the directive of the Ogun State House of Assembly which ordered the state Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) to conduct referendum in Afon, Sango/Ijoko, Abeokuta North/East, […]
