LP lawmakers accuse Soludo of trying to ‘circumvent’ local government autonomy

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LP lawmakers accuse Soludo of trying to ‘circumvent’ local government autonomy
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The party caucus at the National Assembly made the accusation on Thursday at a press briefing in Abuja.

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He said that such a move was aimed at circumventing the landmark Supreme Court judgment on financial autonomy for local government. The aggrieved LP lawmakers specifically frowned at the provisions of Clauses 13, 14, and 20, among others, with a special focus on the ‘State, Joint Local Government Account’.Support journalism driven by facts, created by Nigerians for Nigerians. Our thorough, researched reporting relies on the support of readers like you.This includes Local Government Consolidated Account, Consolidated Account Management Committee, and Local Government Security Trust Account.

Mr Nwoye also decried the security situation across the state and questioned the rationale behind the proposed 20 per cent deduction from the federal allocation to local government, as proposed in the bill.

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