The Nation Newspaper Onjeh hails Supreme Court's verdict on LG autonomy
, has commended Supreme Court for the courage in delivering a landmark judgement that affirms the full autonomy of local governments in Nigeria.
The court also directed that local government allocations from the Federation Account should be paid directly to them henceforth and not to State Governments’ coffers. This landmark judgment comes after months of calls for local government autonomy supported by President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Government, which sued the 36 Governors over alleged misconduct of local government funds.
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.He 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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