Onigbongbo LCDA Chief ,Barr. Rekiyah Proposes N6.7b Budget of Inclusiveness 2025.
Emmanuel lkpeama
In a significant step towards shaping the future of Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area, the chairperson Barr Rekiyah Olufunke Hassan on Tuesday 14th of January presented the 2025 budget to the legislative Arm of the council.
The 2025 budget tagged: Budget Of Inclusiveness according to the chairperson focuses on 5 points agenda which include community development and social service,health,education,social infrastructure and skills acquisition and empowerment. (C.H.E.S.S.) as this is expected to form assessing the current administration.
According to a statement released by Akerele Ismail, Chief Press Secretary to the Council Chairperson, the budget estimates a total expenditure of Six billion, Seven Hundred and Fifty Eight million,Four hundred and Fifty six thousand, Fifty five naira and Twenty Kobo (N6,758,456,055.20k).
The legislative arm of the council led by Hon Kayode Opayemi commended the chairperson for presenting the comprehensive and people oriented budget.
They assured the chairperson that the budget would be thoroughly reviewed and debated to ensure that it reflects the needs and priorities of the community, while he promised that the legislative arm under his leadership will sign the budget within the next two weeks.
He appealed to the chairperson to use her good office to ensure that fallen heroes who passed on while serving the community are not forgotten, like Late Hon Francis Babatunde Oke and Late Hon Oladotun Olakanle.
Hon Opayemi opined that the chairperson should name a significant street in Ward A Onigbongbo town after late Hon Oke and that the newly constructed administrative blocks of the council should be named after late Olakanle on or before 31st of January to mark posthumous birthday of late Oke and on or before February 3rd to mark that of late Olakanle because late Oke lived and played his politics from Ward A Onigbongbo.
Investigator news reports that the legislative arm’s thorough review and approval will ensure that the budget reflects the needs and priorities of the community, promoting transparency, accountability and good governance.
