Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has advocated practical reforms that will strengthen the financial health of the local government councils.

Oyebanji, who stressed his administration’s commitment to strengthening local government administration as a catalyst for grassroots transformation, said, “We firmly believe that meaningful development must begin from the grassroots.

“The local government system remains the closest tier of government to our people and serves as the first point of call for many citizens seeking government services.”

The governor, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof Habibat Adubiaro, spoke in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday during the opening of a three-day workshop on “Fiscal administrative due process and enhanced internal revenue generation,” organised for relevant officials of local governments by the state Ministry of Local Government Affairs, in collaboration with Hibad Strategic Solutions Limited.