President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court, which affirmed the spirit, intent, and purpose of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the statutory rights of local governments. President Tinubu said that a fundamental challenge to the nation’s advancement over the years has been ineffective local government administration, as governance at the critical …

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold onto funds meant for Local Government administrations. In its lead judgement, read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the apex court observed that the refusal of state government on financial autonomy for local governments has gone on for over two decades. Justice Agim said that local governments …