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| Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode |
The Lagos State Government on Thursday asked the Executive
Secretaries of the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 37 Local Council
Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state to quit office immediately.
This is coming after the resolution of the Lagos State House
of Assembly on Thursday relieving the Executive Secretaries of the 57 Local
Governments Councils and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the State
of their responsibilities
In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State
Government (SSG), Tunji Bello, the Governor also
directed the Executive Secretaries to hand over to the Head of Administration in each of the Council Areas.
directed the Executive Secretaries to hand over to the Head of Administration in each of the Council Areas.
The state government said it took the decision as part of
preparation to conduct local government elections in the 57 local councils and
ensure that the necessary machinery was put in place for the elections.
The State House of Assembly had also on April 22nd this year
passed into law a bill recommending a four year tenure for elected Local
Government helmsmen instead of the three years tenure that hitherto obtained.
The Caretaker Committees headed by Executive Secretaries
were inaugurated by former Governor, Babatunde Fashola on January 5th 2015.
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