A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Daniel Onjeh, has commended the seven-man panel of the Supreme Court of Nigeria led by Justice Emmanuel Agim over its judgement on local government autonomy. Onjeh said anyone against the judgement was an enemy of Nigeria.
This comes after the landmark judgement of the apex court that affirmed the full autonomy of local governments in Nigeria. Comrade Onjeh, the candidate of the APC for the Benue South Senatorial District in the 2023 General Elections was reacting to the ruling delivered by Supreme Court today, Thursday, in which it declared that it was unconstitutional for state governors to hold onto funds meant for local government administrations.
This, Onjeh noted, would reduce insecurity, especially in rural areas, thereby providing an environment in which business and other economic activities such as farming will flourish and lead to the reduction of poverty nationwide and the growth of the nation's economy. Onjeh further noted that hitherto, most of the federal allocations meant for local governments ended up being siphoned, leaving little for developmental projects.
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