OSOGBO—Strong indications have emerged that the tenure of the interim management committees administering the councils in Osun State in the last five years is set to end, as Governor Rauf Aregbesola has concluded arrangements to dissolve them and replace them with fresh candidates before December 28, an informed source has hinted.

The interim administrators, all of whom are either members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, or associates of the governor were on February 17, 2011 inaugurated to oversee all the 30 local governments and the area councils in the state, despite contravening the Nigeria Constitution, that expressly stipulated that those who administer local councils emerges through elections.

It was learned that Governor Aregbesola who has faced strong criticisms both within his party, APC and the opposition parties for the prolong administration of the interim management committee, at a recent meeting with a caucus of the governor’s leadership declared his intention to sack them and replace them with fresh faces within the party.

He, however, urged them to make available their nominees for specified slots.

The overture by some members of the interim management committee to be re-included in the yet to be constituted committee is not been entertained, as the governor was emphatic that fresh candidates will only be considered in the new interim management committee.

The governor, it was further gathered, may put into effect the newly created councils to shore up revenue and extend more political patronage to members of his party who have been protesting their purported exclusion from political gains.

The newly councils will also be made to benefit from funds accruing to the 30 local governments and area office from the federation coffers, while renewed efforts will be made at revenue generations to ensure efficient and robust administration to the people.

“Hopefully, by December 28, the governor would dissolve the caretaker committees, he had made that known to some leaders. You know, those (caretakers) have by far extended their limit and it is a good news that new people will also have their chances,” the source said.