Akeredolu Freezes LG Accounts, Stops Salaries of Political Appointees

Despite the promise by the Ondo State Governor, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, not to do anything unlawful concerning the administration of local governments, THISDAY learnt yesterday that the accounts of the 18 councils in the state had been frozen.

Equally, the state government had stopped the salaries of all political appointees in the third tier of government in the state as their names were allegedly removed from the payment voucher of the state government.

The 18 chairmen and the councellors of the councils except a single ward, were elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), during the local government election held in April 2016.

THISDAY gathered that the state government had sent circular to all the 18 council areas to inform them of the decision to freeze the accounts.

Political appointees, whose salaries had been stopped are Secretaries to the Local Government (SLG), Personal Assistants, Special Advisers, Chiefs of Staff among others.

With the freezing of the accounts, local government area chairmen would not have access to the accounts of their respective councils until further notice.

Thisday, March 10, 2017

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