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Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by Paraman(op): 10:58am On Jul 11, 2024
The Supreme Court declared on Thursday that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated to Local Government administrations.

In its lead judgement read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the apex court said the 774 local government councils in the country should manage their funds themselves.
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Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by mohims(m): 10:58am On Jul 11, 2024
Most Governors are in severe pains right now upon hearing this judgement by the Apex court. This is a welcome development! E sweet me die
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by Paraman(op): 10:59am On Jul 11, 2024
A very welcome develop

God bless President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

God bless the south west and south south

God bless the north

God bless Nigeria forever
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by crestedaguiyi: 11:02am On Jul 11, 2024
serious win for Tinubu
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by Akwamkpuruamu: 11:04am On Jul 11, 2024
When good rulings are made, people will rejoice. This is a good one.
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by id911(m): 11:05am On Jul 11, 2024
Paraman:
A very welcome develop

God bless President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

God bless the south west and south south

God bless the north

God bless Nigeria forever
Remove South South from there you 🤡

Tigh yourself to the apron strings of your Northern masters
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by WikeTheDrunk(f): 11:06am On Jul 11, 2024
Stories.

It is only applicable when the federal government stops controlling the resources of the states. No governor will implement it and nothing will happen. Most African countries have very weak institutions.
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by Michael547(m): 11:06am On Jul 11, 2024
Wow
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by domDva(m): 11:06am On Jul 11, 2024
Now let me see the excuse the useless Chairman of my LG would give for his lack of performance.

Another thing is that in this banana republic, the governors will still be calling the shot while the LG chairmen will keep quiet to show loyalty.

How many states even have elected LG chairmen sef.
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by Zxcvbnmghtr: 11:07am On Jul 11, 2024
TO THOSE WHO ARE ALWAYS INCITING THE MASSES TO PROTEST AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.GOVERNANCE HAS NOW BEEN BROUGHT TO YOUR DOOR STEPS IN WHICH YOU CAN HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE. MAKE SURE YOU GIVE THEM NO CHANCE AT ALL NOT TO PERFORM EXCELLENTLY. ABSOLUTELY NO CHANCE AT ALL. I REPEAT, ABSOLUTELY NO CHANCE AT ALL.

IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. TRUE GOVERNANCE IS IN THE GRASSROOTS. BE READY TO EMBRACE PROSPERITY AND SECURITY OF YOUR LIVES AND PROPERTY BY HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE.
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by RealLordZeus(m): 11:07am On Jul 11, 2024
At least one good news in a while..

The next step is implementation
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by adioolayi(m): 11:08am On Jul 11, 2024
Wow!!!

Well done AGF..Lateef Fagbemi SAN!

Well done to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu..


Any State Governor that cannot ensure the LG elections are conducted when they are suppose to be conducted, have no business getting allocations for the LG in that State..Period!!!
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by emmy512(m): 11:08am On Jul 11, 2024
Nice one
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by NairalandGOAT1: 11:08am On Jul 11, 2024
Finally, we have small good news in Nigeria to cheer on since 2015. sad
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by spako4(m): 11:08am On Jul 11, 2024
Good news.
Kudos to Asiwaju.
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by yesloaded: 11:08am On Jul 11, 2024
I pray they listen

In my state, many of us don't even know the name of our local government chairmen not because we are lazy but no campaign posters during election, nothing we just heard election has been concluded and winners declared and that's all
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by Eriokanmi:
Good news to the grassroots!!! Any LG chairman who does their allocation anyhow should be jailed for life. Their law needs to be amended now. Thanks to OBJ for initiating this in his term...the true baba of the nation.

He fought tinubu for creating the LCDAs , saying the grassroots would be shortchanged cos allocation going to them, which had not even been adequate in the first place would be mismanaged.

Till today, no meaningful developments after creation of the LCDAs than offices filled with people making noise from morning till evening, doing nothing. Some wont even show up while their salary will be unaffected. All the LGA/LCDA projects are still being funded by the state cos they don't see anything from Abuja. Our LG chairmen in lagos are ceremonial while LCDAs are conduit pipes used to siphon money by the state. LCDAs need to be scrapped
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by ourcrudeoil: 11:08am On Jul 11, 2024
Lol. Another question is who will be conducting LG elections?
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by BlackfireX: 11:08am On Jul 11, 2024
Civil war loading... grin

Is all about the Benjamins
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by press9jatv(m): 11:08am On Jul 11, 2024
Congratulations 🎉 to 774 LG in Nigeria 🇳🇬
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by dalongjnr: 11:08am On Jul 11, 2024
Good ones for them
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by chudez0147(m): 11:08am On Jul 11, 2024
id911:
Remove South South from there you 🤡

Tigh yourself to the apron strings of your Northern masters
You Dey mind the mugu
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by lereinter(m): 11:09am On Jul 11, 2024
This is justice

How will Jac be removed

Next is state police and restructuring
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by integrity16(m): 11:09am On Jul 11, 2024
Correct.
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by ChizzyBuna(m): 11:09am On Jul 11, 2024
Wahala
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by Oshin56(m): 11:09am On Jul 11, 2024
Paraman:
A very welcome develop

God bless President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

God bless the south west and south south

God bless the north

God bless Nigeria forever
forget all those governor's are criminally intelligent, they will make sure that it's there candidate that will be winning local government chairman...
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by Jorussia(m): 11:09am On Jul 11, 2024
This is a welcome development that would definitely improve the lives of Nigerians.Even as little as grading of road, local governments can hardly do in Edo State due to the governor holding unto their money.As a teenager in late 90's and early 2000s,it was normal for local governments to grade and construct roads,donate transformers,build health centers etc.The next step is to return consult of lga elections back to Inec.I don't know who told obj to handover the conduct of lga elections to state in 2003.
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by Mnewton(m): 11:09am On Jul 11, 2024
Good development,

No more shakara by state governors

No more ‘ we cannot pay the new minimum wage’

Next

Constituency projects should be handled and delivered by the local governments directly and not through our senators

Development is gradually getting to the grassroots
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by Zico5(m): 11:10am On Jul 11, 2024
This is good development. I went to my caretaker chairman in osun last week. I was really disappointed when he told me how some of them could not afford to do anything cos of meagre allocation being given to them by the state government. Some of these caretaker chairmen are nothing to write home about and they are as useless to their constituency as anything. I think with this development, people will be able to vote for their preferred candidates and things will become normal at grassroot level.
Re: Supreme Court Grants LGs Financial Autonomy by dalongjnr: 11:10am On Jul 11, 2024
Next is allowing INEC TO CONDUCT LGC elections.
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