Ogun assembly approves creation of 37 LCDAs

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State

The Ogun State House of Assembly has passed into law the Local Government Amendment Bill 2016, for the creation of 37 local council development areas (LCDAs).

The passage of the bill titled: “H.B No. 02/OG/ 2016- The Local Government ( Creation and Transitional Provisions) Amendments Law, 2016,” was sequel to the report of the Committee of the Whole House presented by the Deputy Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo.

Oluomo moved for the adoption of the report during plenary in Abeokuta and was seconded by Adebowale Ojuri, representing Odogbolu constituency.

He said that referendum was conducted in five out of the 37 proposed LCDAs, adding that the House also conducted a three-day stakeholders’ forum where memoranda were submitted and treated fairly by the House.

Oluomo, representing Ifo 1 constituency disclosed that after a thorough scrutiny of the referendum report, the committee recommended that the name of the 20 existing local government council areas in the state be maintained with their respective headquarters.

According to him, “The 37 LCDA’s which are listed in the schedule to the law are inchoate until such a time as the National Assembly shall pass an Act to make consequential provisions with respect to the names of the LCDA’s.

“Section 2(1) and (11) of the States : “The Local Government Areas for the time being listed in part 1 of schedule 1 of the 1999 constitution and in the schedule of the Amendment Law remain valid and in existence.

“That all other local government areas listed in schedule 11 of the Amendment Law shall for the time being, operate as Local Council Development Areas, the funding of which shall be borne by state government”, Oluomo explained.

The Majority Leader, Adeyinka Mafe, moved the motion for the third reading of the bill, while it was seconded by Oyenuga Olufowobi.

The Clerk of the House, Mr Muyiwa Adenopo, read the bill for the third time, while the Speaker, Mr Suraj Adekunbi, ordered that the clean copy of the bill be forwarded to the governor for his assent.

Governor Ibikunle Amosun had on March 10,2016 sent an executive bill to the House seeking to restructure the existing 20 local government councils and create additional 37 LCDAs.

With the passage of the bill into law, these are the 57 Local Government Areas & Local Council Development Areas in the state. Newly created ones asterisked

1. Abeokuta North Akomoje

2 * Abeokuta North West Lafenwa

3*. Abeokuta North East Ita Iyalode

4.* Oke Ogun Imala

5. Abeokuta South Ake

6.*Abeokuta South East Ijeun Titun

7*.Abeokuta South West Ijeja

8.Ado Odo/ Ota Ota

9.*Ado Odo Ado Odo

10*.Agbara/Igbesa Igbesa

11.*Ota West Atan Ota

12*.Sango/ Ijoko Sango

13.Ewekoro. Itori

14.*Ewekoro North Wasinmi

15.Ifo Ifo

16*.Ifo Central Agbado

17.*Coker Ibogun Ibogun

18.* Ifo South Ojodu

19.Ijebu East Ogbere

20*.Ijebu East Central Ojowo

21.Ijebu North Ijebu Igbo

22*.Ijebu North Central Oru

23.* Ijebu Igbo West Ojowo

24.*Ago Iwoye Ibipe

25.Ijebu North East Atan

26.*Yemoji Ilese

27.Ijebu Ode Ijebu Ode

28.* Ijebu Ode South Oke Aje

29.Ikenne Ikenne

30.*Remo Central Iperu

31.Imeko Imeko

32.*Afon Oloka Afon

33.Ipokia Ipokia

34.* Ipokia West Ijofin

35.*Idi Iroko Idi Iroko

36.Obafemi Owode Owode

37.*Oba Oba

38.*Obafemi Obafemi

39.*Ofada/ Mokoloki Mowe

40.Odeda Odeda

41.*Opeji Opeji

42.*Ilugun Ilugun

43.Odogbolu Odogbolu

44.*Leguru Ala

45.*Ifesowapo Imodi

46.Ogun Waterside Abigi

47.*Ogun Waterside East Bolorunduro Efire

48.Remo North Isara

49.*Remo North East Ode Remo

50. Sagamu Central Sagamu

51.*Sagamu Remo West Makun

52.*Sagamu Remo South Sotubo

53.Yewa North Ayetoro

54.*Iju Iboro

55.*Ketu Tata

56.Yewa South Ilaro

57.*Yewa South East Oke Odan