September 03, (THEWILL) – The First Lady of Ondo State, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has been accused by members of a community in the state of imposing a candidate, Nwabara Eucharia as the chairman of caretaker committee for Odigbo Local Council Development Area, LCDA. Honorable Nwabara, was an incumbent councilor representing Ore Ward in Odigbo Local Government Area before the creation of 33 LCDAs by the Governor of the state, Rotimi Akeredolu. The state had 18 LCDAs before 15 more were created after the House of Assembly passed a bill for the creation of more LCDAs. The newly created LCDAs are to be run by a caretaker committee until council chairmen are elected.
Nwabara was allegedly chosen by Mrs Akeredolu to chair the caretaker committee in Odigbo LCDA, which is one of the newly created LCDAs. It was believed that she chose Nwabara, an Igbo, because he had lived in the state for almost four decades and made contributions to the development of the state and Odigbo community politically and otherwise. But members of the community rose against the decision, insisting that they would only allow an indigene to take over the mantle of leadership before a chairman is elected to run the LCDA.
