Osun LG Chairmen Directed To Budget N150m For Boreholes, N20m For Maternity Renovation

The thirty local government chairmen and that of the area office in Osun State have been directed by the state government to make adequate provision for the sinking of boreholes worth N150,000,000,00 in the 2024 budget for their respective Local Governments.

This is coming months after Governor Ademola Adeleke, claimed to have provided 332 boreholes across wards in the state.


The memo
The chairmen were also directed to include the sum of N120,000,000,00 for the renovations of schools across the Local Government and Area office in the budget.

The direction was contained in a memo signed by one Mr Tajudeen Adelabu on behalf of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, a copy obtained by Osun Defender.

In the memo titled, “Re-Year 2024 Budget Preparation Of Local Governments”, the sum of N500,000,000,00 was directed to be budgeted for roads, culverts and bridges while N20,000,000,00 is to be earmarked for the renovation of maternity centres.

The memo reads, “I am directed to refer to the above subject and inform you that all the thirty (30) Local Governments and the Area Office are advised to make adequate budgetary provision for special projects in their year 2024 Budget.

“Please note that all projects being monitored by The State Government through the Department of Monitoring and Evaluation of this Ministry should be included

“For the avoidance of doubt, the budgetary provision should include all the following: Education(Schools Renovation) N120,000,000,00; Boreholes N150,000,000,00; Road/Culvert and Bridges N500,000,000,00; and Primary Health Care (Maternity Renovation) N20,000,000,00.”



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This is a good move.

Hmm 🤔. Everyone is just cashing out left and right. Power is transient

Damn

Osun people should just give-up!

They are doomed for next 4 years!

vanbonattel:
This is a good move.

How's it a good news? The national assembly must work on a bill that will truly lead to LG Chairmen getting their finance direct from the FG.

There must be a law against sacking of local government chairmen too. LG elections should be held by INEC, not the nonsense election most of this state governors do carry out.

Paraman:
How's it a good news? The national assembly must work on a bill that will truly lead to LG Chairmen getting their finance direct from the FG.

There must be a law against sacking of local government chairmen too. LG elections should be held by INEC, not the nonsense election most of this state governors do carry out.

It cannot work.

The Supreme Court has ruled on that when the Lagos and Abia Govts separately challenged the decision of the Obasanjo-led FG on these matters. The Supreme Court ruled in favour of the States.

Asides hijacking same, I don't see N150m as extreme for boreholes for 30 LGAs.

fergie001:

It cannot work.

The Supreme Court has ruled on that when the Lagos Govt and Abia Govt challenged the decision of the Obasanjo-led FG. The Supreme Court rul d in favour of the States.

The National assembly can work on a bill that will make INEC the only body allowed to hold LG elections.

Paraman:
The National assembly can work on a bill that will make INEC the only body allowed to hold LG elections.

An ordinary bill cannot do that.
Only a Constitutional amendment bill can solve it. For it to succeed, you need a YES from at least 24 States Houses of Assembly.

Who controls the Houses of Assembly?
Your guess is as good as mine.

vanbonattel:
This is a good move.

good move in what sense 🤷🤷🤷

CoronaVirusPro:

Osun people should just give-up!

They are doomed for next 4 years!

Why do you think Osun people should just give-up? Are those projects unnecessary?

TruthsFM:
good move in what sense 🤷🤷🤷

In providing and sustaining basic social amenities for people at the grassroots. The governor should be applauded.

I hope this is not true

AntiTerrorist:
In providing and sustaining basic social amenities for people at the grassroots. The governor should be applauded.

so spending #150m on borehole drilling in all the 30 LG is a welcome development abi. Stop deceiving yourself here Abeg. Na big treasury looting that’s going on in Adeleke’s government

fergie001:

It cannot work.

The Supreme Court has ruled on that when the Lagos and Abia Govts separately challenged the decision of the Obasanjo-led FG on these matters. The Supreme Court ruled in favour of the States.

Asides hijacking same, I don't see N150m as extreme for boreholes for 30 LGAs.

I don't think the 150M is for the whole 30 local government sir.i think each local govt is to get 150m

YorubaDemonswag:
I hope this is not true

it’s very true with pure evidence

TruthsFM:
it’s very true with pure evidence

Oaun people should do the needful then

YorubaDemonswag:


Oaun people should do the needful then

which needful

TruthsFM:
which needful

Boot him out in next election circuit

Hope they is no Betta among them.....

YorubaDemonswag:


Boot him out in next election circuit

yes. It’s the decisions of Osun State electorates to decide on the governor’s fate in 2026 governorship poll

TruthsFM:
so spending #150m on borehole drilling in all the 30 LG is a welcome development abi. Stop deceiving yourself here Abeg. Na big treasury looting that’s going on in Adeleke’s government

Spending #150m to dig boreholes in a local government is a welcome development. But I don't really understand you. Are you saying the money is too much or not enough?

AntiTerrorist:
Spending #150m to dig boreholes in a local government is a welcome development. But I don't really understand you. Are you saying the money is too much or not enough?

50m per LG. Hmm 🤔

Paraman:
How's it a good news? The national assembly must work on a bill that will truly lead to LG Chairmen getting their finance direct from the FG.

There must be a law against sacking of local government chairmen too. LG elections should be held by INEC, not the nonsense election most of this state governors do carry out.

INEC was the one conducting the LGA election nationwide same day with Governorship and state House of Assembly. But OBJ changed this before 2003 elections.

ozo13:
I don't think the 150M is for the whole 30 local government sir.i think each local govt is to get 150m

It is not done per LGA but by Wards.
Some LGAs have more Wards than the others. It is not per LGA....

The State Govt issued a statement on that:

The attention of the Ministy of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs has been drawn to a propaganda going round the social media which bother on misinterpretation of a Circular issued by the Ministy.

For the avoidance of doubt, the circular was issued as guidance to Local Governments in the final preparation of the year 2024 Budget.For a Government to execute any Capital Project, be it Federal, State or Local, such project must be captured and adequately provided for in the Budget of the year in which it is to be executed.

Thus Local Governments were directed to make adequate budgeting provision for Projects which fall within their Constitutional responsibility such as Primary Education, provision of portable water supply, good Local roads and Primary Health Care.

Budgetary provisions are estimates which may or may not be realized depending on availability of funds and the Budget Circle is one year which presupposes that whatever funds are to be expended on a project for a year must be adequately captured in the Budget of the year.

In specific terms, the figures the Local Governments were directed to include in their budgets are for projects which are to be executed in phases within year 2024. Renovation of schools, drilling and reticulation of boreholes , renovation of Primary health Care centers as well as construction of road culverts and bridges are to be done in phases, in recognition of the fact that many of such projects are required in the Local Government but the finances of the Local Government is obviously limited

Boreholes are to be sunk in the 332 wards in the State.Phase one of such was completed and financed through the year 2023 budget.In year 2024, phase 2 of such are to commence soon.

The cost of drilling, provision of stanchion and reticulation of a borehole in a ward is the sum of Two million, five hundred thousand naira (#2,500,000.00) and therefore the cost per Local Government depends on the number of wards in the Local Government.

Thus, the sum of one Hundred and fifty Million Naira each Local Government was directed to include in their 2024 Budget is to cater for as many phases as possible of boreholes drilling, provision of stanchion and reticulation in year 2024.

We thereby implore Osun residents to keep on supporting the present administration and expect more dividends of Democracy in the State”, the statement noted

Signed
Olugbenga Oni,
Information Officer,
Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs

YorubaDemonswag:


Oaun people should do the needful then

OAUN people BAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!!!

TruthsFM:
50m per LG. Hmm 🤔

If what you're saying is that the money is too much, then you are wrong. In my local government (Egbedore LG) for instance, there are more than 150 communities (towns and villages). And mind you, the cost of a standard community borehole cannot be less than #5m. We are to blame inflation for this.

TruthsFM:
yes. It’s the decisions of Osun State electorates to decide on the governor’s fate in 2026 governorship poll

They're the one that know what they truly want

seanfer:


INEC was the one conducting the LGA election nationwide same day with Governorship and state House of Assembly. But OBJ changed this before 2003 elections.

Not same day with Governorship and House of Assembly but INEC was responsible for that in 1998.

OBJ had no choice, it was a constitutional matter and he had to hands off.

YorubaDemonswag:



They're the one that know what they truly want

yes. And they are the one that will remove him from power or retain him in the next election year in 2026