Lagos — The overhead estimate of most local government areas
(LGs) and local council development areas (LCDAs) in Lagos State is outrageous
and bloated, compared to capital expenditure, investigations by the Lagos State
House of Assembly have revealed.
The findings also indicated that most LGs and LCDAs in the
state performed poorly in the area of internally generated revenue (IGR), hence
their reliance on federal allocation.
This was disclosed during a debate on the floor of the House
before the approval of N59 billion budget for the 20 LGs and 37 LCDAs of the
state.
While deliberating on the report submitted by the ad hoc
committee headed by the Chief Whip, Rotimi Abiru, the House observed that most
councils and LCDAs performed poorly in strategic areas.
The House, therefore, recommended the shoring up of IGR to
meet the needs of the people.
Submitting the report of the committee, Abiru said the
decision to scrutinise the budget of the councils was in consonance with
Section 3 of the Local Government Council Committee Law, 2007.
"Their overhead estimate was bloated to the detriment
of capital expenditure," Abiru said.
In passing the budget, members urged the councils to explore
all revenue sources and block leakages.
They also urged them to give priority to capital expenditure
so as to ensure physical development at the grassroots.
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