The Ekiti State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the bill on the extension of the tenure of local government officials in the state to three years.
The passage of the bill titled: “Ekiti State Local Government Administration, 2023, followed the presentation of the report of the House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs by its chairman, Reuben Awoyemi, at the plenary in Ado Ekiti.
In his presentation, Awoyemi said the report was in response to an appeal from various stakeholders in the local government systems.