Prof. Godini Darah, has said it was unbelievable that the Federal Government took legal action against the 36 state governments
CHAIRMAN of Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, in Delta State, Prof. Godini Darah, has said it was unbelievable that
“In point of law, states should sue the Federal Government for usurping their powers over the councils. Section 7 of the 1999 Constitution stipulates that there shall be democratically elected local councils in the country, which states should create, administer, and fund. “The councils do not constitute a tier of government in the federal system. The Federal Government in Abuja and the states are the tiers of the government or federating units.
“With military fiat, junta heads arbitrarily created local governments, dashing 44 to resource-famished Kano and only 20 to Lagos, which is more populous and richer than Kano. This injustice has prevailed for nearly 50 years, leading to the robbery and fleecing of resource-endowed states like those in the oil-rich Niger Delta and Lagos.
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