The Owo is One Association, after a careful preliminary consideration of the judgement of the High Court in Akure on June 20, 2024, strongly condemns the invalidation of the Local Government law establishing the newly created 33 local government development areas.

The Association particularly finds distasteful the allusion to Owo and Ose Local Government Areas as beneficiaries of increased Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) LCDAs as unmerited under equity.

The claimants in the suit, under selective amnesia ingeniously forgot that the issue of equity cannot be treated in isolation of the past and continuing political and social iniquities that the creation of the Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) was meant to address.

It bears no repetition that the primary responsibility of any responsible government is the promotion of social, political and economic well-being of the citizenry, whose purpose is substantially satisfied by bringing government closer to the people, through the avenue of creation of local government development areas.

Owo is One Association, therefore, charges the Ondo State Government to explore appropriate legal channels to ensure the restoration of the court-inspired invalidation of the 33 local government development areas without any further delay.

Ayo Bada is a versatile Sports Journalist with long years experience in the profession having worked with the old Daily Times of Nigeria (DTN) Newspaper; NewStar Newspaper and The Niche Newspaper. He has covered so many sporting events within and outside the shores of the country.

A card carring member of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) and the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN).

He is presently the Deputy Sport Editor with Independent Newspapers Limited (INL).