Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has charged local governments in the state to harness the potential in financial autonomy to scale up service delivery to the grassroots.
Oyebanji, represented by his Chief of Staff, Oyeniyi Adebayo, at a three-day seminar, said local government, as grassroots-oriented, remains a pivotal institution in the realisation of sustainable development goals and the actualisation of the true spirit of the Nigerian federal structure.
However, the Ekiti State Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, Oluwasegun Ojo, hailed the governor and the local government ministry for supporting the councils, adding that training and capacity building to ensure competence and proper understanding were key to cover gaps in governance.
