The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has warned against undermining the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy. The ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Aliyu, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Aliyu spoke on the sidelines of...
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The Federal Government has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to Local Governments in Nigeria. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, inaugurated the committee on Tuesday in Abuja. The SGF said the primary goal of the committee...
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has commended President Bola Tinubu for the bold step taken to ensure Local Government financial autonomy. The union, however said that funding of basic education, including teachers’ salary should be handled by state governments, financial autonomy of the councils, notwithstanding. The National...
Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN, the nation’s attorney general, became born again after having previously supported the Nigerian governors in their quest to deny local governments (LGs) financial autonomy. Insofar as the brief is good, lawyers, you know, can represent anybody, even terrorists, bandits, rapists, and killers. By...
Ten out of the 13 governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have so far arrived the Enugu State Government House for the party’s Governors Forum meeting on Wednesday. The governors were Seyi Makinde of Oyo, Umo Eno of Akwa-Ibom, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta,...
A pan-African students’ movement, Progressive Students’ Movement (PSM), on Monday, urged the National Assembly to enact a law that would stop governors from conducting local government elections. President of PSM, Bestman Okereafor, said in a statement in Enugu that it was imperative to make the financial autonomy granted...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The recent landmark judgment delivered by the Supreme Court granting financial autonomy to the 774 Local Government Councils in the country, will enhance development at the grassroots. National President of Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Aminu Muazu-Maifata, stated this at a...
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has charged newly elected local government chairmen and vice chairmen in the state to hit the ground running and avoid wasteful spending. The governor gave the charge while swearing in the newly elected LG chairmen and vice chairmen on Monday in Asaba. The...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has inaugurated an advisory committee for the full implementation of the Local Government autonomy in the state. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary (CPS) Mr. Yusuf Sanda, who disclosed this in a statement issued to NATIONAL ACCORD on Sunday...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia to dissolve the Caretaker Committees in the 23 local government councils in the state with immediate effect in compliance with the judgement of the apex court. The party hailed...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja- A non governmental organisation, YADEI Initiative has described the by Supreme Court Ruling on local government autonomy in Nigeria as a step towards the freedom of democracy in Nigeria. Coordinator/Research and Team Leader of the NGO, Comrade Inyanda Emmanuel, in a press release issued...
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed satisfaction with the recent Supreme Court judgment that granted financial autonomy to the 774 local government areas in the country. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Publicity and Advocacy for NEF, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, on Friday in Abuja....
The Chairman, Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Rivers State, Mr Alex Agwanwor, has described the Supreme Court decision granting financial autonomy to local government councils as a good omen. Agwanwor made the statement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Thursday. He...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to the Local Government would revitalise governance at the grassroots. NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, said this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja. Reacting to the apex court judgment granting financial autonomy...
Sen. Godswill Akpabio, President of the Senate, Alhaji Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Mr Lateef Fagbemi, Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, have applauded the Supreme Court judgment granting autonomy to local governments in the country. The legislators and the...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuemeka Soludo has said the Supreme Court judgment affirming constitutional rights of local governments is good for democracy. Soludo said this while addressing State House correspondents after a visit to President Bola Tinubu on Thursday. “Supreme Court is the final authority and, as a democrat, I...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Nasarawa State, has commended the landmark judgment delivered by the Supreme Court granting financial autonomy to the 774 Local Government Councils in the country. Nasarawa State chairman of NULGE, Comdr. Adamu Sharhabilu, gave the...
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Lagos State, has said there is no more excuse for non-performance by local government chairmen with the Supreme Court’s ruling on local government autonomy. The State IPAC Chairperson, Mrs Temilola Akinade, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
The Supreme Court will deliver judgment on the suit seeking full autonomy for the 774 local governments in the country on Thursday, July 11. The notices on the development have being sent to all the lawyers in the suit. The Federal Government instituted the suit against all the...
Governors on the platform of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) are currently in a closed-door meeting in Abuja to discuss the proposed new national minimum wage and other national issues. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that other matters on the meeting agenda, chaired by the forum’s...