The Vice chairmen of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) have threatened to sue Anambra State government over its refusal to conduct local government election in the past 13 years.
This decision was one of the resolutions adopted by the council vice chairmen, when its National Working Committee met at Chelsea Hotel, Abuja over the weekend.
They accused successive governments in Anambra of running local government administration in the past 13 years without democratically elected council chairmen.
The body likened the local government area caretaker committees installed by Governor Willie Obiano to a conduit pipe to siphon money.
The council vice chairmen were also critical of the unilateral powers wielded by some state governors to remove from office democratically local government council chairmen.
The chairman of the body, Hon Lawrence Onuchukwu, who read out the resolutions, listed Kwara, Ogun, Oyo, Imo and Gombe as some of the defaulting states.
The ALGON vice chairmen resolved that henceforth, no governor should dissolve any local government area administration in their respective states.
“The body strongly advises the governors who are yet to conduct local government election to do because local governments are the closest to the people, and there is no way a government will continue to run an administration without elected officers of local government,” Onuchukwu said.
Onuchukwu noted that the Supreme Court had in 2016 pronounced that no governor-elect has the power to dissolve an elected local government administration and replace them with caretaker committees.
The apex court described such abuse of power as executive recklessness, which contravenes Section 7 (1) of the Constitution from which the state House of Assemblies derive their power to enact the local government law.
Onuchukwu, who is the vice chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), warned the affected states governors and others planning to dissolve some local government administrations and install caretaker committees in their various states to desist from the act.
The vice chairmen who attended the NWC meeting included Princess Folashade Olabanji- Adu, Ikorodu LGA; Hon Muktar Dahiru Gora, Madosi LGA; Hon Joseph Ikenwe, Aniocha South LGA; Ahmed Salisu Isyaku, Fagge LGA; Hon Faisal Lawal, Owerri Municipal LGA; Hon Kabiru Lawal Mada, Gusau LGA; and Hon Bello Lawal, Sabon Gari LGA.

https://www.akelicious.net/2019/04/algon-threatens-to-sue-anambra-over.html

Good on them for sueing. States like this reason the local governments autonomy amendment hasn't passed. This issue will probably drag on to the supreme court. Its just weirds this wasnt election issue for state assemblies.

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

Voted Against LG autonomy: Edo, Rivers and Imo

Front page: Lalasticlala

The ones in Lagos are no more than clowns. They are less independent

The body likened the local government area caretaker committees installed by Governor Willie Obiano to a conduit pipe to siphon money.

Is that part of lawsuit or just an insult?

The council vice chairmen were also critical of the unilateral powers wielded by some state governors to remove from office democratically local government council chairmen.

Shouldn't these guys have the positions reinstated since supreme court declared this action illegal.

And their problem is Lagos or the North. you can't clear your plot by counting the stones in someone else's plot.

Bump

This are the people that are clamouring for restructuring. What people don't know about this new anthem by politician is that they are craving for their local space now to control. Restructuring without restructuring our attitude is futile exercise.

...not holding local govt election in Anambra is the best that can happen to that state...history says that LG's contribute nxt to nothing in local development....

Rubbish talk.

So Local Government Election that was conducted in 2014 and the tenure of the Chairmen elected then expired in 2016 is now 13 years ago.

In other words, my son born in 2014 is now 13 years old

Ogaao

GODISGREAT123:
Rubbish talk.

So Local Government Election that was conducted in 2014 and the tenure of the Chairmen elected then expired in 2016 is now 13 years ago.

In other words, my son born in 2014 is now 13 years old

Ogaao

I was shocked when I saw this news. Peter Obi conducted LG election in 2014 before he left.