EKITI STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION (SIXTH AMENDMENT) LAW, 2014.

NO. 9 OF 2014

EKITI STATE OF

A LAW TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, COMPOSITION, STRUCTURE, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN EKITI STATE AND FOR OTHER ANCILLARY MATTER.

Arrangement of Sections

1. Amendment of Ekiti State Local Government Administration (Fifth Amendment) Law, 2012.

2. Amendment of Section 29 (1) (a) of the Amended Law.

3. Insertion of new provisions as Subsections 1 (b) & (c) in Section 29 of the

Amended Law.

4. Substitution of Schedule to the Principal Law.

5. Citation.

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EKITI STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION (SIXTH AMENDMENT) LAW, 2014.

NO. 9 OF 2014.

A LAW TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, COMPOSITION, STRUCTURE, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN EKITI STATE AND FOR OTHER ANCILLARY MATTER.

Commencement [ ]

Enacted by the Ekiti State House of Assembly as follows:

Amendment of 1. The provisions of the Ekiti State Local Government Ekiti State Local Administration (Fifth Amendment) Law, 2012 (in this Government Admini- Law referred to as “the amended Law”) is hereby stration Law. amended as set out in this Law. No. 20 of 2012.

Funding of the Commission and other Agencies. Amendment of 2. Subsection 1(a) of Section 29 of the Amended Law is Section 29 (1) (a) of hereby substituted with a new Subsection 1 (a) as follows the Amended Law. (a) Such percentage shall not be more than two percent of the Local Government monthly allocation.

Funding of the Commission and other Agencies. Insertion of 3. A new proviso is hereby inserted as Subsection (1) (b) in new provisions Section 29 to read as follows: as subsections 1 (b&(c) (b) The one percent statutory allocation to in Section 29. Community Development on the first line charges should be cancelled. (c) The net distributable funds shall be allocated to the 16 Local Governments and the 19 Local Council Development Areas which shall be

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based on such criteria, statistics, precedence etc. as may be determined by the appropriate authority.

Schedule. Substitution of 4. The Schedule to the Principal Law is hereby substituted Schedule to the with a new Schedule to reflect the new 19 Local Council Principal Law. Development Areas.

Citation. 5. This Law may be cited as Ekiti State Local Government Administration (Sixth Amendment) Law, 2014.

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SCHEDULE.

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HEADQUARTERS

1. Ado-Ekiti Local Government Ayisola

2. Ado-West Local Government Okesha

3. Ado North Local Government Oke-Ila

4. Ado Central Local Government Ijigbo

5. Efon-Alaye

6. Local Government Omuo-Ekiti

7. Ekiti South East Local Isokan Government

8. Igbaraodo/Ogotun Local Oke-Agbe Government

9. Ekiti South West Local Ilawe-Ekiti Government

10. Isokan Local Government Ifaki-Ekiti

11. Ido/osi Local Government Ido-Ekiti

12. Ekameta Local Government Erinjiyan-Ekiti

13. Okemesi/Ido-Ile Local Okemesi-Ekiti Government

14. Ekiti West Local Government Aramoko-Ekiti

15. Local Government Emure Ekiti

16. Local Government Aisegba-Ekiti

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17. Ayekire Local Government Ode-Ekiti

18. Irewolede Local Government Iloro-Ekiti

19. Irede Local Government Ipoti-Ekiti

20. Ijero Local Government Ijero-Ekiti

21. Ikere West Local Government Anaye

22. Ikere-Ekiti Local Government Irokin

23. Ajoni Local Government OkeAyedun-Ekiti

24. Local Government Ikole-Ekiti

25. Ikole West Local Government Orejola

26. Iye-Ekiti

27. Araromi Local Government Iyin Ekiti

28. Ifedara Local Government Igbemo-Ekiti

29. Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Igede-Ekiti Government

30. Ise/Orun Local Government Ise-Ekiti

31. Ero Local Government Igogo-Ekiti

32. Moba Local Government Otun-Ekiti

33. Ifesowapo Local Government Bamisile Land, Isan Ekiti.

34. Ifeloju Local Government Ilupeju-Ekiti

35. Oye Local Government Oye-Ekiti

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