Local Councils in the Ekiti State have agreed to continually consult people at the grassroots before embarking on programmes and projects in the third tier of Government as part of efforts at ensuring that residents have a voice in the selection of programmes and projects in their various communities.
This was part of the resolutions agreed upon at the recently concluded 3 – day retreat for the newly elected Council Chairmen and other top Local Government functionaries in Ekiti State, organized by the Ministry of Local Government Affairs .
According to the communique issued at the end of the retreat and made available to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti, local councils are henceforth to hold community engagements where critical stakeholders and other members of communities itemize their needs, preferences, and feedback before initiating projects and programme in the various council areas.
It said the budget cycle of January to December shall be adopted at the Local Government and LCDAs with call circulars being issued in the month of August while the budget shall be passed and signed into law latest by December 31st of the preceding year.
- EKITI DEBUNKS MASS FAILURE IN 2024 COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION/PLACEMENT EXAMINATION
- GBV Killing Innocent Souls, Shattering Beautiful Ambitions, Ekiti Govt Laments
- EKITI NUT, HEAD-TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION, OTHERS ENDORSE OYEBANJI FOR SECOND TERM
- Shun Violence, Division, Ekiti Govt Warns Communities Demanding Autonomy
- Governor Oyebanji Reaffirms Commitment to Citizens’ Economic Empowerment.
The communique also stated that stakeholders at the retreat agreed that Local Government/ LCDAs shall review the earlier approved 2024 budget where necessary to incorporate projects/programmes that were omitted in the former, and the revised budget must be approved latest by the ending of January 2024 while more emphasis shall be made on participatory governance at the Local Governments and LCDAs.
It also stated that it participants agreed that a circular be issued from the Ministry of Local Government specifying the threshold on direct labour projects viz –a- viz contract award adding Local Contractors registered with Local Governments/LCDAs shall be patronized, in line with the Local content policy of Ekiti State Government .
The communique stated that Local councils should embrace new orientations towards improved service delivery, which shall be a total departure from the old stereotyped designed while they should also develop a comprehensive data base to aid effective planning and service delivery.
The stakeholders also resolved that due process shall also be followed in all projects/programmes of Local Governments and LCDAs stressing that procurement policies, best practices in budgetary and Fiscal Responsibilities be entrenched by the Local Government’s and LCDAs.
Participants appreciated the State Government and Ministry of Local Government for organizing the retreat which they said gave them the opportunity to share from the wealth of experience
of the resource persons promising to cascade the retreat across all department of the Local Government/LCDAs.
𝐄𝐊𝐈𝐓𝐈 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 𝐘𝐎𝐑𝐔𝐁𝐀:
ÀKÓJOPÒ ÌROYÌN ÌJOBA ÈKÌTÌ F’ÓSÈ YÍÍ
12th September – 18th September, 2024
⬇️
Lati ka iwe ni kikun (To read news review in full)⬇️
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zLgCoEuYdhBUODJvu0GEYpnyNdxpolgv/view?usp=drivesdk
𝐄𝐊𝐈𝐓𝐈 𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐔𝐍𝐊𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐒 𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐍 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍/𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍
Ekiti State Government has said that 16,167 out of 16,361 public Primary Schools pupils making
97.43% and 10,675 out of…
𝐆𝐁𝐕 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐬, 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐄𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐢 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
The Ekiti State Government, has lamented that the exponential increase in the incidences of Gender Based Violence(GBV) in the society…
Teacher’s Day Celebration in Ekiti State, Adire Ekiti Hub very Active for Production.
Various groups and Associations across Nigeria have not spared a single effort in their continuation at patronising Adire Ekiti Hub for different fabrics.
https://adireekitihub.com/blog-detail.php?a=teacher–s-day-celebration-in-ekiti-state–adire-ekiti-hub-very-active-for-production