Submit Reports of Your Achievements, Sanwo-Olu Orders LG, LCDA Chairmen
It appears Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu is out to measure the performance of chairmen of local government and local council development areas across the state.
The governor has ordered all the 56 chairmen of LGA and LCDA to submit the reports of their achievements to the state Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Rural Development.
In a resolution of a meeting between the governor and the chairmen on August 2, 2023, a copy of which was made available to Echonews, chairmen serving first term were asked to submit details of infrastructure development within the last two years.
It also directed chairmen serving second term to submit the same report in the last six years and that all the reports must get to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Rural Development before or on August 11, 2023.
The 10-point resolution also called on the chairmen to submit details of the their proposed projects and programmes within the same deadline.
However, there are some projects and programmes that the governor instructed the chairmen to embark on immediately as spelt out in the resolution, these include, provision of palliatives to the communities within their localities; waiver of delivery charge to expectant mothers; patronise local market dealers in the state and working with union members in their LGA, LCDA to reduce transport fares.
Part of the resolutions is that all the chairmen must fast track 114 roads for rehabilitation across the state with the report submitted to MLGCA,&RD immediately.
While calling on the chairmen to commence the rehabilitation of the 114 roads in September, it was resolved that the LGA/LCDA must provide two security vehicle and should desist from using touts to collect revenue. It says that all revenue must be paid into the council coffers.
