The Nation Newspaper As the Supreme Court affirms local government autonomy…
on the autonomy of Local Governments in Nigeria Which is an outcome of a suit filed by the minister of Justice and attorney general of ten federation,, on behalf of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The landmark judgement declared and instructed that, with immediate effect, all subventions due to local governments should be paid directly to the 774 Local Government Areas.
This is a welcome development, also considering the fact that politics is local and the chunk of votes for all elections, i.e. local governments, states, and federal governments come from our local governments and hinterlands where the majority of our people live. This situation gave State Governors the strongest political leverage in the scheme of state and federal politics.
I am of the opinion that if we will do full devolution of powers, then we should be objective and do it in such a manner that we don’t throw away the baby with the bathwater. By this I am not just referring to President Tinubu’s administration, but also subsequent administrations. Constitutions provisions should be made in the overall interest of Nigeria and Nigerians in the short, mid, and long term.
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