AIYETORO LOCAL COUNCIL, OGUN STATE: Totally broken down.

The living conditions of residents in the farming community of Ijeoun Isenjo In Yewa North, Aiyetoro Local Council, of Ogun state as described in The Sunday Guardian of 5th July 2009 where there are no basic social amenities especially where the only source of water is Idi River which also doubles as a dump for all types of refuse is appalling. The Local Government Chairman is definitely missing in action (M.I.A.) ,provision of pipe borne water is one of the duties of the Local Government. The community also lacks health care facilities. The strange illness where the children of the community have stunted growth and pass blood as urine is extremely worrisome. This has been linked to drinking water from the Idi River, urgent action needs to be taken now by the local government chairman and the people. It is safe to say that most local government councils need to play their constitutional roles as active service providers in their communities. In addition, people need to constantly demand accountability from their local government officials and not wait until the public service delivery has completely collapsed or there is a crisis to raise an alarm about a non functional local government.

-Nkeiru