LG autonomy: Tinubu moves towards actualization, inaugurates enforcement committee
Khalid ABRAHAM
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The committee’s primary goal is to ensure that local governments are granted full autonomy.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgement delivered on 11th July 2024 granting financial autonomy to Local Governments in Nigeria.
According to a press release signed by Segun Imohiosen, his Director of Information & Public Relations the members of the committee are Secretary to the Government of the Federation (Chairman), Hon. Minister of Finance & Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Attorney General of the Federation & Minister of Justice, Hon. Minister of Budget & Economic Planning, Accountant General of the Federation, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Permanent Secretary (Federal Ministry of Finance), Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation & Fiscal Commission, representative of state governors and representative of local governments.
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The committee’s primary goal is to ensure that local governments are granted full autonomy, allowing them to function effectively without interference from state governments.
This move is in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s efforts to give appropriate implementation to the provisions of the Constitution, which recognises local governments as the third tier of government.
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Recall the federal government last week agreed with the state governors to delay the implementation of the local government autonomy to October this year.
