In spite of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on local government autonomy, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has instructed the 357 members of the transition committees to resume their duties in the 18 council areas and 33 Local Council Development Areas in the state.
Naija News reports that the directive was given after a meeting with committee members in Akure, and the governor was represented by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Amidu Takuro.
Takuro justified the governor’s decision by pointing out that Ondo State was not the only state impacted by the apex court’s decision.
Takuro said: “No fewer than 21 states are affected, and this is not peculiar to Ondo State alone.
“The governors will be meeting in Abuja during the week and there is still room for negotiations and there’s no need for rush.
“Judgement does not take immediate effect, even at that, we cannot conduct local government election immediately. There are procedures for election, so, we will study the judgement.
“Again, the Federal Government will not want to punish the local government workers by withholding their salaries or getting their allocation to them, though we have no option than to concur with the judgement, it cannot be immediately.”
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