The Director-General of Accord Campaign Council in Oyo state, Adegboyega Adegoke, has declared that the party will execute the five percent constitutional allocation to traditional rulers if the party is elected in the state in 2023.
Adegoke made the declaration during the party’s consultation with some traditional rulers in Oke Ogun geopolitical zone in the state on Wednesday.
Some of the traditional rulers in attendance at the meeting included, Oba AbdulRauf Oladoyin, Aare of Ago-Are, Oba (Dr) Abodunrin Oyetunji Kofoworola; Ajoriwin of Irawo, Oba Musiliu Ademola; Oloto of Ofiki, Oba Sunday Oyedokun Adeoye; Alageere of Ofiki, Oba Bashiru Iyiola Oyesiji; Aare of Ofiki, Oba Gbenga Adigun Adeoye and Alageere of Ago-Are, Oba Uthman Azeez Oyetunde.
Others are the Olooto of Ago-Are, Oba Azeez Omofoyewa; Onibaasi of Baasi, Oba Azeez Babatunde; Onigbadi of Agunrege, Baale Sabe, Olowode of Irawo Owode, Oba Adeleke Jubril and Oba of Owotoro, Ogungbenro Moses.
Adegoke, while speaking at the meeting held at the palace of Onitede of Tede, said all the entitlement that is due to traditional rulers would be given to them after the emergence of the party in 2023.
He alleged that traditional rulers have been rubbished by the present administration in the state.
He noted that the present government in the state has killed local government administration.
Adegoke regretted that this is making it difficult for development to take place at the grassroot level.
Adegoke, while speaking further, insisted that there is five percent allocation which is earmarked for traditional council from the monthly local government allocation.
He explained that the party will ensure that traditional rulers are given 5 per cent constitutional allocation in the local government when the party emerges.
Adegoke said, “But the present government in Oyo state has killed local government administration which made it difficult for any developments at the grassroots. If Accord is voted into power in 2023, one of our cardinal agenda is local government autonomy.
“There is monthly allocation from the federal government to the states and local governments but it is disheartening that while states have free hands on how to spend their allocations, some states like Oyo state are the ones controlling local government allocations, which made it difficult for local council in Oyo state to carry out any tangible projects”.
Gubernatorial candidate of the party, Mr. Adebayo Abdul-Waheed Adelabu in his remarks, promised to establish modernize farm cities in Oke-Ogun and Ibarapa zones to enhance agricultural and human development.
He added that it is a pity that after Iseyin, there is no good roads leading to other towns in this zone.
Adelabu said, “It is also a pity that after Iseyin, there is no good roads leading to other town in this zone, it is not out of place to have dualised roads in Oke-Ogun, the 20 billion Naira expended on motor parks is enough to provide good roads in Oke-Ogun.
“When you are constructing motor parks without good roads, what will be the fate of vehicles, the drivers and farmers that want to transport their agricultural products to cities and other parts of the country where there is no good roads linking Oke-Ogun to other towns”.
