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Lagos council chairmen, under the aegis of Conference 57, have urged the Lagos State House of Assembly to reconsider the creation of Area Administrative Councils in replacement of Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the proposed Local Government Administration Bill.
According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the General-Secretary of Conference 57, Mr Rasaq Ajala, made the call in an interview on Friday on the sidelines of a public hearing organised by the Assembly in Ikeja.
The Assembly, on Thursday, during a public hearing, had considered replacing the current 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) with Area Administrative Councils in the state.
Ajala, who is the Executive Chairman, Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye LCDA in the state, said the assembly should reconsider its proposal to replace the present LCDA with the Area Administrative Council.
The council chairman said the Assembly and the Executive should, rather, channel all energy and resources into ensuring that the 37 LCDAs were listed in the constitution.
He noted that while waiting for the listing of the 37, executive and the assembly should continue to maintain the present 57 local government structures.
Ajala noted that the grassroots development the people of the state were enjoying today in the state was made possible because of the additional 37 LCDAs.
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