Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Kingsley Moghalu has said the judgement of the Supreme Court regarding the autonomy of local government allocations would reduce the reign of state governors as emperors.
Moghalu described the judgement of the Supreme Court as a correct verdict, adding that local government should be encouraged if Nigeria expects development. He disclosed this via a series of posts on his X page. According to Noghalu: 'The @SupremeCourtNg decision in favour of full autonomy is a correct one that accords with the Constitution of Nigeria in its present form.
But it will empower the citizens of Nigeria in the context of democratic governance and reduce the reign of state Governors as “emperors”. 'All of this, however, does not address the core issues of federalism, which in general means two levels of sovereignty- central and sub-national, with sub-nationals creating local governments.
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