The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has assented to a bill creating 33 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state.
The bill was presented to the governor for assent by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Oladiji Olamide, at a brief ceremony.
A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Richard Olatunde, on Saturday, said the Deputy Speaker, Abayomi Akinruntan; Majority Leader, Oluwole Ogunmolasuyi; and the Parliamentary Secretary, Moyinolorun Ogunwumiju; were at the ceremony.
The governor assented to the creation of the new councils despite sections of the state describing it as “unfair.”
Akoko communities have complained that they were not given their due number of local governments, while Ese-Odo communities said a part of their territory was ceded to another local government area.
Groups in Akure also alleged that Akure South and Akure North local government areas were shortchanged in the process.
The 33 LCDAs emerged from the state’s 18 local government areas listed in the Nigerian constitution.
The bill for the creation of the LCDAs was passed by the House shortly after it was presented by the executive arm in July.
