Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has urged the newly elected local government chairmen in the state to employ team dynamics and good human management in their administration.
The Governor stated this while delivering his address at the swearing-in ceremony for the 18 chairmen in Akure, the State Capital.
Governor Mimiko informed the audience that his administration decided to dissolve the existing local government administration he met in 2009 because it was constituted illegally.
He advised the new chairmen to work together with the career officers, the councillors and traditional rulers in their councils.
Mimiko also advised them to embrace exemplary leadership, transparency and accountability and equally maintain peace and security of their people.
The Chairman of Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC), Prof. Olugbenga Ige, had earlier in the day, presented Certificates of Return to the chairmen at the commission’s office in Akure.
The swearing-in ceremony held at the International Culture and Events Centre, Akure, top government officials including members of the state cabinet, legislators, as well as traditional rulers, relatives and friends of the chairmen witnessed the occasion.
