The Ogun State House of Assembly has called on all Heads of Local Government Administration (HOLGA) in the twenty Local Government Councils and thirty-seven Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) to submit 30 copies of their report of stewardship for the last administration from 2016 to 2019 in the various councils and 2017-2019 in LCDAs to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs on or before 25th of July, 2019.
The Assembly also noted that the report was expected to x-ray the income and expenditure of the councils as well as achievements and challenges during the period under reference.
The Speaker, Rt Hon. Olakunle Oluomo gave the directive during a plenary held at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, adding that the Ministry is expected to in turn forward them to the Assembly by Monday, 29th July, 2019.
The Speaker added that in view of the forthcoming Eid -el Kabir holiday, the HOLGAs were to appear before the lawmakers on Monday, 5th August ,2019 for further clarification on the reports submitted to the Assembly.
In another development, the State House of Assembly has called on the State Fire Service to immediately enforce compliance with the environmental and safety law of the State by clamping down on gas stations cited at residential areas to prevent loss of lives and property.
The Speaker, who gave the directive in his response to the submission of a member representing Sagamu II State Constituency, Hon. Adeniran Ademola, warned against the location of gas and filling stations within the same premises, adding that steps must be taken to safeguard the lives and property of residents of the State.
Earlier, Hon. Adeniran had reported to the Assembly, a fire outbreak in his constituency occasioned by an unregulated gas station which content triggered an unfortunate accident that claimed the lives of innocent people recently in his constituency.
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