While many state governors waited with bated breath for Thursday, 11 July Supreme Court ruling on the full autonomy of local governments in Nigeria, one of them stood out, unperturbed by the development. For Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the suit brought before the apex court seeking to strengthen the local government councils by granting them financial autonomy has …

Last Thursday’s judgement by the Supreme Court granting financial autonomy to local government councils marks a significant shift in the country’s governance structure, aiming to reduce the influence of state governors over local administrations, public affairs expert has said. In a statement on Monday, Founder/Chief Strategist of The Rainbow Strategy, Mr. Franklyn Ginger-Eke, the judgement was a bold decision on local …

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has expressed concern over Thursday’s Supreme Court judgment affirming local governments’ right to receive monthly allocations directly from the federation account. The chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) emphasised that despite the court judgment, state Houses of Assembly and the governors will always be a clog in the wheel of local government autonomy. …

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori on Saturday declared his support for local governments’ financial autonomy as ruled by the Supreme Court on Thursday. This is as he said the N14 billion fund accruing to the 25 local councils in the state for the past three months is intact and in the custody of the government waiting for the incoming elected …

Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, and Governor of Kwara, AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman has reacted to the Supreme Court judgement granting full autonomy to Local Government Areas, saying the development is a huge relief on governors. But the NGF chairman also said the governors will meet next week to consider the judgement, and come out with a resolution. AbdulRahman, who …

The candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 governorship election in Enugu State, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga has commended the Federal Government on the judgement of the Supreme Court, which affirmed the administrative and financial autonomy of local councils in Nigeria, and called for what he described as “consequential guidelines” to ensure full compliance with the judgement. Edeoga, who, at …

Kwara State governor, Malam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday lent his support behind full autonomy for local government administration in the country. While clarifying the position of the state in the ongoing legal proceedings on local government, the governor, who is also Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, said that his the state does not violate any section of the law …

The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has called for the complete autonomy of local government councils across the country. The commission said it was lending its support to the Federal Government’s legal efforts to free the local governments from the control of state governments by enforcing the Constitution’s provisions. In a statement, RMAFC Chairman Mohammed Bello Shehu said …

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has ordered the 36 state governors to file their respective defence to a suit instituted against them by the Federal Government. The Federal Government is seeking for full autonomy for the 774 local government councils. The court also ordered the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Prince Lateef Fagbemi to file his reply within two …

The proposal by the Federal Government to grant full autonomy to the local governments in Nigeria is a welcome development and long overdue. I commend the Federal Government whose Attorney General of the Federation,  Lateef Fagbemi SAN has approached the Supreme Court to pursue this landmark initiative. There is no doubt that our democratic journey has been slow due to …