AN Ondo State High Court in Akure, on Thursday, June 20, nullified the 33 Local Government Development Areas (LCDAs) created by the late governor of the state, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN).
In his judgment, the trial Judge, Justice A.O Adebusuoye, described the LCDAs as inchoate and not lawfully created, adding that it was illegal for a governor to sign a law outside the state.
The court added that the Local Government Creation Law 2023 signed by the late Akeredolu in Ibadan, outside the state, was unconstitutional, illegal, null and void.
Akeredolu had on September 9, 2023, assented to the Bill creating 33 LCDAs in the state.
The Bill for the creation of the LCDAs was presented to the late governor by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Chief Oladiji Olamide, during a ceremony at the governor’s residence in Ibadan, Oyo State.
