The expert said there should be a robust mechanisms at the local government level to ensure transparency and accountability, in light of the new local government funding structure ordered by the Supreme Court.
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The court also stripped the state governors of the power to dissolve elected local government councils and replace them with caretaker committees.PREMIUM TIMES delivers fact-based journalism for Nigerians, by Nigerians — and our community of supporters, the readers who donate, make our work possible. Help us bring you and millions of others in-depth, meticulously researched news and information.
“In 2015, the percentage of female representation at the local government level stood at 3.6 per cent. Invictus Africa did a survey and found out that there are 19 states with elected chairpersons, and within the 19 states, there are 355 chairpersons; only 16 are women. This sums up to just four per cent female representation.
“They need to know and follow what the federal and state governments do in terms of proper bookkeeping and accounting systems, annual audits, domestic reports from time to time, and independent audits by institutions responsible for financial crimes so that more funding is allocated and their responsibility is discharged within the law establishing the local government,” he said.
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