The Federal Government has set up a 10-member Inter-Ministerial Committee to ensure the enforcement of the Supreme Court’s recent judgement granting financial autonomy to Local Governments in Nigeria. This committee was inaugurated by Senator George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) on August 20. The Supreme Court, on July 11, 2024,…
LG Autonomy: EFCC Issues Strong Warnings To Local Govt Chairmen The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has pledged to closely monitor local government activities to ensure good governance, accountability, and transparency. This follows the recent Supreme Court judgement granting financial autonomy to local governments. It disclosed this at a national dialogue organised by Agora Policy,…
Not satisfied with the decision of the Supreme Court judgement on LG autonomy, ‘Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo State, has asked local government chairmen in the state to break away from their umbrella body— Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON. It will be recalled that the attorney general of the federation and minister of…
