Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has called on the Nigerian government to grant autonomy of resources to states and local governments in the country.

El-Rufai made the plea while speaking on theme “Nigeria: Achieving National Unity Through Peaceful Restructuring” at the birthday celebration of a former governor of Osun state and a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Bisi Akande.

The governor opined that “Many of the challenges that confront our country are best resolved at the sub-national level. How well our children are educated in the first nine years of schooling is down to the states and local governments.”

El-Rufai explained that “Improving health outcomes for our people, easing and widening access to primary health care, providing routine immunisation to protect children against vaccine-preventable diseases, guaranteeing ante-natal care and safe delivery for pregnant women are all public services that are within the powers of states and local governments.”

The governor said devolution of powers to local and state governments would enable states and local governments to be self-sufficient and sustaining.

“The provision of extension services to farmers, construction of federal roads and aggregation centres for farm produce, are all state and local level functions, that the Federal Government can never do very well.”

“Without any doubt, the Federal Government needs to devolve more powers to the states, and the states to the local governments,” El-Rufai said.

El-Rufai stated that “The total revenue allocation to all Local Governments from the Federation Account should, therefore, be determined and fixed, leaving it to the State House of Assembly to legislate on the vertical and horizontal sharing arrangement”.

He used the occasion to support the establishment of state policing as part of the restructuring of the country’s system of government.

“As a state governor, I can testify that we simply do not have enough police officers in this country. That is why the military is involved in internal security operations in most of our states.”

“During the most recent outbreak of the violent crisis in Kaduna, the determined efforts of civilian volunteers to secure their communities helped us considerably to stabilize and normalize the situation,”

Source: https://guardian.ng/news/el-rufai-advocates-autonomy-for-states-local-governments/amp/

El-Rufai stated that “The total revenue allocation to all Local Governments from the Federation Account should, therefore, be determined and fixed, leaving it to the State House of Assembly to legislate on the vertical and horizontal sharing arrangement”.

I dont understand what he means by state houses of assembly determining vertical and horizontal sharing. The local governments automony amendment would cancel joint account so they have financial autonomy outside of state. I dont see why states should determine how much federal government gives local government or vice versa. Do the states give 10% of their igr to the Local governments?

the local governments allocation is fixed why shouldn't the states be?

Approved LG autonomy: Benue, Plateau, Niger, Bauchi, Sokoto, Bayelsa, Cross Rivers, Kwara and Ogun

Voted Against LG autonomy: Edo, Rivers and Imo

If the fg should try such many beggers will naturally spring up in the south west and those of the north will multiply by 100

More like paying lip service , no action

We believe in atiku Obi Presidency to make it working

Cos in this present cabals dispensation it cannot work.

short man too know say Buhari go lose

Hypocrite. Is that not an indirect call for restructuring? El Rufai is codedly #Atikulated

This is the way forward. Providing basic education is the function of local government authorities. Only when they get the right resources due them that they can do it properly. However, I so much doubt that these local government people will not siphon the money while dropping peanuts for developing their local area.

We really have a very long way to go in this country.

unitysheart:
This is the way forward. Providing basic education is the function of local government authorities. Only when they get the right resources due them that they can do it properly. However, I so much doubt that these local government people will not siphon the money while dropping peanuts for developing their local area.

We really have a very long way to go in this country.

Lol if they do you'll see them in streets. They dont have any sort of immunity to fall back on.

Blue3k2:


Lol if they do you'll see them in streets. They dont have any sort of immunity to fall back on.

Many without immunities are siphoning our money today and nothing happening to them.

You have the power to give your local government autonomy by not controlling their allocation. But you still do. So which autonomy are you talking of after almost finishing your last tenure?

See chameleon....

Where is the autonomy if state decide what LG get?

Let every region have a president that oversee the 5/6 states in each region. This is better than 1 president overseeing the whole 36 states.

Election time is one of the best times in this country. That's when you hear a lot of things

What stop the APC from doing this in their first term