Diri calls for national dialogue to strengthen LG administration
Video: Diri calls for national dialogue to strengthen LG administration
Abdullateef Fowewe
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has urged the Nigerian government to initiate a national dialogue aimed at reforming the framework for local government council administration.
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Speaking at a forum themed ‘Promoting Local Government Workers Welfare: The Bayelsa Model’ in Yenagoa, he praised President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to repositioning local governance and emphasized the need to review the creation, structure, functions, and funding of Local Government Areas (LGAs).
Highlighting the importance of local councils in grassroots governance, Governor Diri advocated for states to be empowered to create LGAs based on their capacities and resources. During the event at the Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall, he also presented over five billion naira in gratuities, retirement, and death benefits to retirees and families of deceased pensioners across Bayelsa’s eight LGAs.
