Ogun State House of Assembly Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs has commended the
Transition Committee Chairmen of Ado-Odo/Ota, Ifo and Ewekoro Local Government Councils’ developmental strides describing it as right steps towards fostering and promoting good governance
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The Chairman of the Committee, assembyman Akeem Balogun, who gave the commendation while leading other members on a budget assessment visit to the Councils to appraise their records between August and October, 2020 lauded the Chairmen for putting in place strategies towards improving revenue and the implementation of people-oriented projects within the period under review.
Assembyman Balogun, in company of other lawmakers, tasked the council Chairmen to further sensitize residents on tax compliance and revenue payment to shore up their revenue for the delivery of democratic dividends to the people.
The three Transition Chairmen , Wasiu Lawal of Ado Odo OTA LG,Fola Salami of Ifo LG,and Emmanuel Babayemi, Ewekoro LG,appealed for the formulation of a sustainable revenue sharing formula between the councils and State, with a view to ensuring the councils’ viability in service delivery.
