Youths Reject Proposed LCDAs In Akure For Lopsidedness
population, land mass, housing units, utilities and public facilities. Akure North with one of the biggest land mass and Akure South with the biggest population and largest contribution to the economy of the state deserve more LCDAs as both LGs are crucial to the development of the State. If the aim of the creation of the LCDAs is to bring development closer to the grassroots, then citing the headquarters of the new LCDA from Akure North in Oba-Ile, which an urban area, defeats such aim when there are less developed communities like Ilu-Abo, Igbatoro, Igoba, etc. The map of the State has been balkanised to cede various parts of Akure to other communities and this will not be accepted. The idea of equalling the unequals by creating same number of LCDAs in the three senatorial districts of the State without taking into consideration the various factors listed in (2) above is against the rule of fairness and equity. Akure, the State capital, should therefore be granted a Special Status