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It’s Unrealistic To Expect LG Autonomy From Nigeria’s Constitution, Says Fashola
Amid the growing call for local government autonomy in Nigeria, a former Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola, has said that it would be unrealistic to expect the local governments in Nigeria to function independently under the current Constitution. Fashola, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise on Saturday, said local councils cannot carry out their responsibilities based on the…
LG Autonomy;LG To Get FG Fund In Octomber
The Federal Government and state governors may have agreed to a three-month moratorium on Local Government autonomy, over concerns arising from its impact on salary payments and operational viability, Tracknews.ng learnt on Monday. The development means Local Governments may wait till October before the implementation of the law in the direct payment into their respective accounts. The Supreme…
Oyo LG Chairmen Pull Out Of ALGON Over Supreme Court Ruling On Autonomy
The 33 council chairmen in Oyo State have dumped the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) over the Supreme Court’s judgment granting financial autonomy to local government across the country. The chairmen, in a communique signed by all the chairmen, unanimously declared their unalloyed support for Governor Seyi Makinde. ALGON’s Public Relation Officer in the state, Ibrahim Akintayo,…
Tinubu’s LG Autonomy Gamble
By abiodun KOMOLAFE “Local government is not just about politics, it’s about people’s lives.” – Eric Garcetti At last, the Supreme Court of Nigeria has ruled in favor of Nigeria’s 774 Local Governments (LGs)! May God’s name be praised! Yes, the Supreme Court’s ruling is a significant victory, ordering 20.6% of the federation account allocation to be paid directly to…
LG AUTONOMY: GOV. DIRI CALLS FOR CREATION OF MORE LGA'S IN A BAYELSA STATE
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri has called for the creation of additional local government areas in Bayelsa State. The governor made the call while speaking to journalists in Abuja following his Appeal Court victory in the gubernatorial election. Gov. Diri said:”First in Bayelsa, we don’t believe that we have been fairly treated. That we have just 8 local government areas as…
LG Autonomy: We Will Do What The Law Says Makinde
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has declared that his government will not allow the people of the state to suffer from the fallout of the Supreme Court judgment which granted financial autonomy to local governments in the country. Makinde maintained that the judgment had created a constitutional lacuna that would throw up different challenges at the local government level, saying that though…
LG AUTONOMY: Bayelsa Supervises Councils To Drive Grassroots Devt __ Sen. Ewhrudjakpo
…NULGE Hails Bayelsa Govt Support Sequel to the Supreme Court judgement granting financial autonomy to the 774 local government councils in the country, the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has clarified that the state government only supervised the councils to drive grassroots development. Senator Ewhrudjakpo stated this on Tuesday when the Bayelsa State chapter…
Governors Express Relief as Supreme Court Ruling on LG Autonomy Eases Their Responsibilities
The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, expresses relief following the Supreme Court ruling on local government financial autonomy, stating that it eases the pressure on governors. He addressed an audience at the State House in Abuja on Friday, accompanied by the Governors of Bauchi and Imo States, Bala Mohammed and Hope Uzodimma,…
