Fayose dissolves Ekiti 35 LGs, LCDAs

Orders chairmen to hand over to DAs Ekiti state Governor Ayodele Fayose has dissolved all the caretaker committees of the 16 local government areas and those of the 19 newly inaugurated Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state. The governor, who made the announcement through a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, said all the caretaker chairmen of the councils should immediately hand over to the Director of Administration of their respective council. Caretaker chairmen have been in control of the 16 constitutionally recognised councils since the former governor Kayode Fayemi came on board since October 16, 2010. Caretaker committees were also appointed for the 19 LCDAs which were inaugurated shortly after the June 16 governorship election. Attempt by the former Governor Fayemi to hold council election in the 16 councils on February 4, 2011, was stopped by the state high court following a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state that some of the members of the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC) were card carrying members of the then ruling party-All Progressive Congress.