The Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has said that local governments are absolutely under the control and ambience of the states. Aregbesola said the only organ of the State empowered by the constitution to make laws for the local government is the state parliament. The Governor equally stated that Nigeria’s diversity is beautiful if limited to cultural diversity and the beauty therein. Aregbesola stated these both at the courtesy visit and conferment of Nwannedinamba Ndigbo of Osun State and Ezinne Ndigbo of Osun State on him and First Lady respectively by the Ohanaeze Ndigbo of Osun State Chapter in partnership with the Association of Ndi Ezeigbo N’uzo Ije (Diaspora) and the South East Council of Traditional Rulers at the 2016 Igbo Cultural Festival Tagged: Ode N’Igbo 2016, at Nelson Mandela Freedom Park in Osogbo. The Governor described the belief gaining grounds that local governments in Nigeria should be independence of state governments as totally strange and anti-federalism. He noted that there are only two tiers of government in a federal system of government, namely the Federal Government and the government at the federating level. Aregbesola stressed that it is awkward for Nigeria to be the only Federation in the world where there is only one police system, noting that it is strange for the Federal Government and the constitution not to allow for police in the federating units of the country. The Governor held that the problems with local government administration in the country can be corrected within the laws of the states in Nigeria. According to him: “Nigeria is not just a Republic, but a Federal Republic, a federal state is where every distinction of nationality is recognised, respected and honoured. “None of the units of the Federation is therefore superior to the other. “Every of the units are empowered by law to administer themselves under the general guideline of the constitution. “Few things are awkward about federalism in Nigeria. “Nigeria is the only Federating Nation in the world where there is only one police system. “Nigeria’s federation is strange to the extent that only one police force maintains law and order. “In other federations, there will be a federal police force and other federating unit police. “Nigerian nationality and people must seek to correct this abnormality. “Another anormaly that people, because of their frustration to some aspect of administration, are equally making mistake on and need correction is that a federation has two tiers of government. “There cannot be three tiers in a federation. “The moment you have three tiers, you no longer have a federation.” Aregbesola emphasised that the problem with the administration of Local Government in Nigeria can be corrected within the limits of the laws of the state in a federation. He noted that it is not by assaulting the fundamental principle of federalism that the challenges and weakness being faced by the administration of local governments can be corrected. The Governor enjoined the Igbo community to join in the debate of whether the nation wants federalism or unitary system of government. He stated that Nigeria, like every other nation with different ethnicities, is blessed for the diversity, which he described as beautiful, calling on all and sundry to see each other first as a Nigerians. He said: “We can be who we are without rancour and doing away with what can bring rancour. “We should recognise our differences and avoid hurting one another. “What will clearly eliminate the hate, the sharp clarity is having good government that will work hard to expand opportunities such that it is not your ethnicity that will determine your benefit, but your citizenship and your commitment to your work.” High Chief John Emeka, who led the traditional Igbo title holders in the South West region, commended Governor Aregbesola for his leadership style, stating that they have been monitoring the progress of the state before they decided to bestow on him the Igbo title. Emeka described Aregbesola as a good manager of human and capital resources, particularly at this recession period and the recurring revenue fall in the State and Nigeria as a nation. He said: “It is not by accident that we are honouring Mr. Governor and the wife with the conferment of Nwannedinamba Ndigbo of State of Osun and Ezinne Ndigbo of State of Osun respectively by the Ohanaeze Ndigbo. “I want to use this occasion to call on all and sundry in the state to support the Governor by paying all levies and taxes in his effort to transform Osun to a state where we will all be proud of within the South West and Nigeria as a whole.” theeagleonline.com.ng/lgs-cant-have-autonomy-they-are-under-absolute-control-of-states-aregbesola/

Smh...

You are mad

tociano009:
You are mad

try to specify d 'you' op or Aregbesola

What else would a politician say!

I'm sure if he becomes senator tommorow... He'll say otherwise....

mosalab:
I'm sure if he becomes senator tommorow... He'll say otherwise....

that's ogbeni view ok. No law av been passed concerning lg autonomy.

tociano009:
You are mad

u better check yourself before it is too late hmm. That's ogbeni view in lg autonomy issue. No law have been passed on the autonomy.

OK!!!!

His interpretation of local government being under control of states is correct. Saying the should have some degree of separate autonomy is not. City governments need to control their own finances.

There's only a few ways cities operate within state with America. Cities have limited autonomy. The cites are only have authority give to them by their state government. See the Dillon rule.

I mention America because we should reinvent wheel let's just copy model that works then tweak later if issues arise.

Source: http://www.nlc.org/build-skills-and-networks/resources/cities-101/city-powers/local-government-authority

With te way blacks reason i am so sure if blacks were whites.... we would still have slavery today

I love the way the Igbos there shunned him concerning the rubbish debate...

Did those Igbo men told you they came for debate??
You wan sell your ideas through the backdoor.

Go to the public and call for that debate...

I stand with the LGA having a financial autonomy... they should control their finance directly it doesn't translate to Unitarianism in any way.

And who says the law cannot be changed for them to have the autonomy. Ogbeni Aregbesola is a learner

Nigeria should give the lgs some form of autonomy, that's the way to go about real development getting to their domain...

What we have so far is lgs waiting on the state for everything that concerns them and that's the reason we have "lazy" lg chairmen just paying salaries and nothing else...SMH

“There cannot be three tiers in a federation. “The moment you have three tiers, you no longer have a federation.”

This guy needs to lay off the drugs. Yes there can be three ties in a federation. The United States is an example.

rerhji:
try to specify d 'you' op or Aregbesola

mad Aregbesola

Johnnyessence:
that's ogbeni view ok. No law av been passed concerning lg autonomy.

oga cool down now.... Are you related to okanlawon?

Johnnyessence:
u better check yourself before it is too late hmm. That's ogbeni view in lg autonomy issue. No law have been passed on the autonomy.

get well soon

tociano009:
get well soon

sorry you are pained frustrated wailer keep it up. Keep ranting jare.

mosalab:
oga cool down now.... Are you related to okanlawon?

no why.

tociano009:
mad Aregbesola

better

Johnnyessence:
no why.

you sounds too emotional about aregbesola And it's beyond patriotism... I guess money is involved

mosalab:
you sounds too emotional about aregbesola And it's beyond patriotism... I guess money is involved

no money is involve. Its just that I love ogbeni giant stride in infrastructure development. No need to talk much. You can come around and see things for yourself.

Johnnyessence:
no money is involve. Its just that I love ogbeni giant stride in infrastructure development. No need to talk much. You can come around and see things for yourself.

i don't need to come around bro... Pry, Sec and Tertiary institutions... all in osun state. meanwhile Aregbesola is not our best governor........