Nigeria: Ekiti New LCDAs and Grassroots Development

The creation of new Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) by the Ekiti State Government represents a bold step to stimulate grassroots development and bring government nearer to the people. With the signing of a bill creating new 19 LCDAs into law by Governor Kayode Fayemi on July 30, the dreams of many people living in the grassroots were fulfilled as they have now been offered opportunities to feel the impact of the government more than ever before.

The issue of creation of new council areas was one of the major requests of various communities in Ekiti State during Governor Fayemi's village square meetings with the people for their inputs into the budgets that had so far been implemented during his administration.

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