LG Autonomy: New Twist Tinubu Discloses When Supreme Court Verdict Will Be Effective
- President Bola Tinubu-led federal government has disclosed that the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy will take effect immediately
- Lateef Fagbemi, the attorney general of the federation and minister of justice, made this known while speaking on the court judgment
- The Supreme Court on Thursday, July 11, granted full autonomy to local governments and stopped governors from dissolving the council
President Bola Tinubu's Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has said that the Supreme Court's ruling on financial autonomy for local governments takes immediate effect.
The Supreme Court ruled that state governors have been abusing their powers by withholding funds meant for local governments and ordered the federal government to withhold allocations to LGAs governed by unelected officials.
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Fagbemi stated that the judgment is a significant development, dubbing it the "local government emancipation judgment" as it frees local governments from the control of state governors.
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He urged local government officials to see the judgment as an opportunity to develop their areas and warned that failure to comply with it would have consequences.
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The Attorney General's statement, which comes after a meeting with President Tinubu, indicates that the federal government is committed to implementing the Supreme Court's ruling.
The judgment is seen as a significant step towards empowering local governments and ensuring their financial autonomy, which is expected to positively impact grassroots development in Nigeria.
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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 it is God who gives and takes.
The former governor's comment comes amid his ongoing political battle with Uba Sani, his successor in Kaduna state.
LG Autonomy: James Ibori reacts to Supreme Court judgment
Former Delta state governor James Ibori has identified five errors in the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to local governments in Nigeria.
The former governor posited that the apex court verdict contravened the principle of federalism as stated in Section 162(3) of the 1999 Constitution.
According to the Ibori, there are only two tiers of government: federal and state, while the local government is expected to operate under the state.
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