Ibadan East Local Council Development

The Staff Structure

Administratively, the LCDA like any other Local Government in the state is divided into two categories namely:

• Political functionaries
• Civil servants.

Political Functionaries

Presently, the political structure of Ibadan East Local Council Development Area is headed by the Caretaker Chairman under the chairmanship of Prince Gbade Lana who is the pioneer chairman of Ibadan East LCDA.

Other political office holders will be considered after the election into the Local Government and other LCDAs in the state by the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC).

The Executive Council

After the election might have been conducted, the winning party will produce the chairman, vice chairman while secretary to the Local government and supervisor will be appointed by the party that wins the election.

The above will form members of the executive council.

 The Legislative Council

The same election that produces the chairman will also produce councilors representing each and every wards of the LCDA. The elected councilors after the election within themselves elected key office holders in the legislative house this include

• Leader
• Deputy Leader
• Majority Leader
• Chief Whip
• Minority Leader
• While other elected councilors will form floor members of the legislative house

1. The Career Officers – These are civil servants who are in the administrative and professional cadres employed by the Local Government Service Commission, likewise those lower cadre that formed the junior cadres employed directly by the local government, majorly, they are those in grade level 6 downward.

Organizational Structure

Ibadan East LCDA administratively is headed by Council Manager while the entire local government is divided into eight (8) departments namely:

• Administration & General Services Department
• Finance and supply departments
• Works Department
• Education & Social Service Department
• Primary Health Care Department
• Environmental Health Services Department
• Agriculture and Natural Resources Department
• Budget, Planning, Research & Statistics Department

A director heads each of the departments while units under department are accountable to the director.

The council manager is the overall head of the management, other directors are accountable to the council manager.