{"id":179802,"date":"2025-09-22T19:28:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T18:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/bayelsas-injustice-of-only-eight-lgas-again-raised"},"modified":"2025-09-22T20:38:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T19:38:09","slug":"bayelsas-injustice-of-only-eight-lgas-again-raised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bayelsas-injustice-of-only-eight-lgas-again-raised","title":{"rendered":"Bayelsa&#8217;s Injustice of Only Eight LGAs Again Raised"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has decried the meagre number of Local Government Areas in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Diri raised the concerns in a statement on Monday, in Yenegoa, describing the scenario as injustice.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized the need for national dialogue, saying, \u201cI am very pleased to commend the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu for his interest in local government administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you all know this from the beginning of my tenure up until today, I have been speaking about true federalism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot persist with a scenario where a Bayelsa that produces oil and gas for Nigeria has only 8 LGAs, while others would have 40 and 44 LGAs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is injustice. We need a national dialogue where we can examine most of these things and local governments\u2019 creation to be the function of state governments with the ability to fund the local governments they can create,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has decried the meagre number of Local Government Areas in the state. Governor Diri raised the concerns in a statement on Monday, in Yenegoa, describing the scenario as injustice. 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