Osun Govt Charges LG Caretaker Chairmen On Due Diligence, Accountability

Osun State government has reemphasized on due diligence and and accountability, saying it not tolerate any form of misappropriation of funds and misplacement of priorities in local government administration.

The State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Prince Adebayo Adeleke stated this at the closing of bilateral discussions on the formulation of year 2022 budget estimates of local government, LCDA, area offices across the state.

Adeleke noted that the councils are expected to take proactive and well-targetted actions that would impact greatly on human capital development and lead to skilled and economically productive labour force who will drive the development from the grassroot.

He said the council authorities must prioritise projects and focus more on the completion of all ongoing projects and make provisions for them in year 2022.

According to Adeleke, the projects must handshake the four development pillars of Governor Gboyega Oyetola’s administration, which are economic development, infrastructure development, human capital development, security and environmental sustainability.

The commissioner posited that, the Ministry would in the 2022 fiscal year, strengthen its supervisory activities on the councils, with a view to ensuring that the people at the grassroot get the best in terms of dividends of democracy.

He warned political office holders and carrier officers at various local government council to strictly adhere to their budget and not derail from what people want in their communities.

In his remarks, the Senior Special Adviser to the Governor ministry of Local Government And Chieftaincy Affairs Prince Adegboro Ilori Olokose said, the budget provision at the local government levels must be taken very serious, being the financial plan of the government.

The former Council chairman tasked the council areas to pay adequate attention to health, education, security and human capital developments in a way that would have positive impacts on the lives of the people.