JUST IN: Court declares creation of 33 LCDAs in Ondo illegal

An Akure High Court has nullified the 33 Local Council Development Areas created last year by the administration of former Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.

Justice A.O Adebusuoye, in a judgment on Thursday described the creation of the LCDAs as unlawfully.

The court said it was illegal for a Governor to sign a Law outside the State.

The court said that the Local Government Creation Law 2023 signed by late Akeredolu in Ibadan, outside Ondo State, was unconstitutional, illegal, null and void.

Thefrontrank reports that Akeredolu had on Saturday, September 9, 2023 assented to the bill creating 33 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs in the state.

The bill was presented to the Governor for assent by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Oladiji Olamide, during a brief ceremony at the Governor’s residence in Ibadan, Oyo state.

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