• Warns against extortionate taxes, rates• Moves to reconstruct Ijebu Ode-Epe road• Ogun police warn Ilaro poly students against planned protestsTo ensure effective administration of the third tier of government, Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has lifted the embargo placed on bank accounts of all the 20 local councils in the state. The defreezing of the accounts takes effect from Monday, February 17, 2020. Abiodun stated this at a workshop for transition committee chairmen and members of all the local councils in the state with the theme, “Towards a New Local Government System in Ogun – Doing Things Differently,” held at the Executive Council Chambers, Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Abiodun, who described local councils as the closest to the people, said for the people to feel the impact of government, those at the helm of affairs at the council level must embark on masses’ oriented projects and be fair in their dealings with them. He said that the command would view such act with all seriousness.

Source: The Guardian February 17, 2020 04:07 UTC