President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, Executive Order No. 10 of 2020 for the implementation of financial autonomy of state legislatures and state judiciaries.
A statement by the Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations to the Attorney General of the Federation , Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, yesterday, noted that a presidential implementation committee was also constituted to fashion out strategies and modalities for the implementation of the order, in compliance with Section 121 of the 1999 Constitution .
The Executive Order is expected to consider all other applicable laws, instruments, conventions and regulations, which provide for financial autonomy at the state tier of government. The Order provides that: “The Accountant General of the Federation shall, by the Order and such any other orders, regulations or guidelines, as may be issued by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, authorise the deduction from source, in the course of Federation Accounts Allocation, from the money allocated to any State of the Federation that fails to release allocation meant for the State Legislature and State Judiciary in line with the financial autonomy guaranteed...
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