Help Develop Rural Areas, PDP Chieftain Urges New Caretaker C’ttees In Oyo

Chief Abiodun Alabi, a chieftain of the Peoples  Democratic Party(PDP), has urged  the newly inaugurated local government caretaker committee members  in Oyo Sate to work toward the development of rural areas.

Alabi told the News Agency of  Nigeria (NAN)  on  Saturday  that though the tenure of the committee members was short,  it could be used to promote meaningful development.

“Though the tenure of the caretaker committee members  in their respective council areas  is short  a good administrator can use the short period for meaningful development.

“People are watching them and they will be assessed based on their contributions in the respective council areas.

“So the caretaker committee members  should not see their appointment as an opportunity to embezzle the token allocation  allocated to their local government but an opportunity to serve the people and make a mark.

“I enjoin them to use the three months to register a good name and demonstrate  integrity through laudable projects that will make the people to remember them after their tenure,’’ he said.

Alabi further admonished politicians and relatives of the appointees to steer  clear of the new council  officials  and allow them to work instead of making unreasonable  monetary request.

He attributed the  failure of some past council chairmen to the demands of unscrupulous politicians and relatives.

NAN reports that Gov Abiola Ajumobi on Friday inaugurated caretaker chairmen for 28 Local Governments and 27 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).

Though the state has 33 local government and 35 LCDAs,  five local governments and six LCDAs were exempted due to an  ongoing litigation.

The litigation forced the state government to postpone the  local government election  earlier scheduled for Feb 11.