Autonomy: How to Check Your Local Government's Monthly Allocation

Autonomy: How to Check Your Local Government's Monthly Allocation

  • Details of how to check what is being sent to each local government in Nigeria from the federal government allocation have emerged
  • The development followed the Supreme Court judgment that granted financial autonomy to the local governments in Nigeria
  • The Supreme Court also stopped the governors from dissolving the local government administration and appointing caretaker committees

Following the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to local government, President Bola Tinubu vowed to ensure that what is being sent to the local government as monthly allocations is made public.

In his reaction to the judgment, Tinubu urged Nigerians to hold their local government councils accountable for the funds they receive from federal allocation and improve governance.

How to check each local government funds in Nigeria has been released following the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to council chairmen.
LG autonomy: Guides in checking federal allocation to your council Photo Credit: @officialABAT
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In a fresh development, BudgiT revealed step-by-step guide for Nigerians to know what is sent to their local governments as monthly federal allocation.

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The civic tech organisation said the move aims to empower Nigerians and make the local government accountable and functional.

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How to check local government allocation

Below is the step-by-step guide to know the federal allocation sent to your local government monthly:

  1. Type me.budgit.org in your browser
  2. Sign up
  3. Enter your name and state and local government.
  4. It will instantly display your state and local government allocation

LG autonomy: Supreme Court judgment

Recall that the Supreme Court on Thursday, July 11, granted financial autonomy to local governments in Nigeria and empowered the federal government to withhold the allocation of any local government where elections have not been conducted.

The apex court also emphasized that it was unconstitutional for the governors to run the council's affairs with their hand-picked caretaker committee and stopped them from further dissolving local government elected officials.

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According to the Supreme Court, the local government is recognised as Nigeria's third tier of government and should be allowed to operate without interference.

Speaking on the verdict, Titilope Anifowoshe, a legal practitioner who spoke with Legit.ng, commented on the essence of local government structure. She said:

"This step is a significant move towards reinstating democratic norms and ensuring that local governance structures are in place."

El-Rufai reacts to Supreme Court judgment

Legit.ng earlier reported that the former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, made a cryptic comment on the Supreme Court judgment granting autonomy to local governments in Nigeria.

El-Rufai quoted a tweet from the presidency that summarised the apex court's judgment with a terse comment saying God gives and takes.

The former governor's comment comes amid his ongoing political battle with Uba Sani, his successor in Kaduna state.

Proofreading by James Ojo Adakole, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng