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The Ekiti State Government has approved the payment of N458.8 million as severance benefits for former political office holders at the local government level in the state.
In a report by Punch News, the Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Mr Folorunso Olabode, said that the affected council political office holders served between 2022 and 2023.
Olabode noted that the beneficiaries comprised vice chairmen, secretaries, councillors, supervisors, and advisers.
He stated, “The Ekiti State Government has approved the sum of N458,793,960 as severance benefits for local government political office holders in the state.
“The amount is for political office holders who served between 2022 and 2023 across the 16 local government areas of the state.”
The Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission last week announced that local government elections would hold across the state on December 12, 2026.
EKSIEC Chairman Justice Cornelius Akintayo (retd.) said voting will take place between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. across the state, in line with Section 5, Sub-section 1 of the EKSIEC (Fourth Amendment) Law No. 13 of 2025.
All registered political parties are required to collect Form 001 at the commission’s headquarters on behalf of their candidates.
With the tenure of current local government chairmen and councillors set to end in December 2026, the elections are expected to usher in new officeholders.
