Local Government
Areas and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Ogun State have been
advised to embrace faming by cultivating food and cash crops to boost economic
activities of their areas.
The Chairman, Ogun
State House of Assembly Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs,
Hon. Olusola Sonuga gave the advice in Ado-Odo Local Government area, when he
led other committee members on visit to the council area, which comprises
Ado-Odo, Agbara/Igbesa, Sango Ijoko Local Government and Development Areas.
Sonuga said by
planting food crops like water melon, cassava, maize, plantain among others,
they would apart from ensuring food sufficiency in their respective localities,
be contributing to the agricultural revolution being embarked upon by the State
government.
He implored them
to sustain the existing mutual relationship between the executive, legislature
and the career officers, for the development of the councils, adding that
measures should be put in place to boost their Internally Generated Revenue
(IGR).
Other members of
the committee, Hon. Akinpelu Aina, Hon. Olusola Bankole, Hon. Ganiyu Oyedeji
and Hon. Olayiwola Ojodu also advised the chairmen to ensure that the overhead
cost does not surpass the capital cost.
The Chairman of
Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government, Hon. Bashiru Oladele Adeniji, on behalf of other
four LCDA’s chairmen said, their administrations had embarked on grading of
roads, clearing of refuse, as well as providing logistic support to security
agencies towards combating crimes.
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