₦airaland Forum

Melagros:
COMRADES, I don't think Nigerian governors will obey this order, they will definitely come up with a strategy to continue with the old tactics

Kobojunkie:
1. You claimed this ruling deleted the account, an idea that directly contravenes the Constitution which instead insists the account in question — the State Joint Local Government account — must be maintained by the State.
2. I would rather you focus first and foremost on what the Constitution in fact says on this issue to understand how these Governors are merely trying to deceive you a lot with the same old nonsense.

The only burdens I see placed on the Governors by Section 162 of the Constitution are
● Section 162(6) - Maintainance of a special account to be called "State Joint Local Government Account" into which shall be paid all allocations to the Local Government Councils of the State from the Federation Account and the Government of the State.
● Section 162(7) - Payment to Local Government Councils in its area of jurisdiction such proportion of its total revenue on such terms and in such manner as may be prescribed by the National Assembly.

So, exactly which of the above "burdens" is your NGF chair telling you has been lifted off of him and his colleagues? The Supreme Court did not strike out any of the above sections, so what exactly does he mean? You would need to get that detail from him.

3. Please consider taking your very same advice here before you continue abeg!

Kukutenla:
You answered the question yourself!!
The SC summarily deleted 162(6) of the Constitution. Thus, the gov are under no obligation to obey it. Give the LGs their measly 22% while the states pocket the igr. It's a simple stuff

Okoroawusa:
That was funny but it's sad. No matter how anyone looks at the war between Wike and Fubara one fact stands out and that's the fact that without Wike Fubara wouldn't have been a governor. Wike got a lot of enemies within his camp because he insisted on Fubara and you need to see how Fubara was so humble then. This life sef

Kukutenla:
I hope all those blind fools are reading now
Most Nigerians are sentimental and intellectually fickle. They lack the ability of mental rigor. They just jump on bandwagon without independent and critical thinking.
The govs that they all claimed are the biggest casualties are now rejoicing more than them.
When I said the LGs will be cut off from the IGR of states they were insulting me. Where's that neophyte loswhite now.

Look at mugus all around the thread. They are helping the govs to cry. Most of them are now confused and consoling themselves with lies and blissful ignorance. One dude even claimed the governors took fg to court. Others said they "contested" it. Oh Nigerians, when will your mumu do.

Melagros:
COMRADES, I don't think Nigerian governors will obey this order, they will definitely come up with a strategy to continue with the old tactics

Hemanwel:
This is purely reverse psychology from the governors. They are the biggest losers as far as this judgement is concerned. Telling us that the judgement will relieve the burden on them is a pure, fat lie!

Melagros:
COMRADES, I don't think Nigerian governors will obey this order, they will definitely come up with a strategy to continue with the old tactics

Cmanforall:
It's just to rig in their candidate (whom they would have appointed as caretaker) as LGA chairman, the cycle continues

State electoral commissions should be truly independent

“But by and large, governors are happy with the devolution of power in respect to local government autonomy. It relieves the burden on governors. Our people really don’t know how much states spend in bailing out local governments, and that’s the issue there.”

Kukutenla:
I hope all those blind fools are reading now
Most Nigerians are sentimental and intellectually fickle. They lack the ability of mental rigor. They just jump on bandwagon without independent and critical thinking.
The govs that they all claimed are the biggest casualties are now rejoicing more than them.
When I said the LGs will be cut off from the IGR of states they were insulting me. Where's that neophyte loswhite now.

Look at mugus all around the thread. They are helping the govs to cry. Most of them are now confused and consoling themselves with lies and blissful ignorance. One dude even claimed the governors took fg to court. Others said they "contested" it. Oh Nigerians, when will your mumu do.

dre11:
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loswhite:
The internet allows dunce like to think you are an expert…lol. Where is the internal revenue generated from? Is it not from the local Government? Why would the Governors cut local government from where the revenue is generated? If you have such foolish Governors and yet you are clamoring for resource control for such idiots…lol are you not displaying that you are bigger dunce? It is normal for a mad man to think the others wearing clothes are mad

Kobojunkie:
For the umpteenth time, the Supreme Court which instead reasserted the Constitution DID NOT do any of what you claim. The job of the Supreme Court is to UPHOLD the Constitution, not rewrite it or throw out any part of it that does not agree with its opinion.

Section 162(6) of the Constitution remains intact and should not be Deleted by the Supreme Court.

talkreal:
The workers at the local Government level may bear the brunt of this SC decision eg: primary school teachers, primary health care workers and other staffs at the primary level. Also local Government chairmen ought to be involved this joint minimum wage negotiations since they are fully autonomous now

Kukutenla:
■ Well, that's how it is. If the FG transfers LG funds directly to them, 162(6) is as dead as a dodo

Kukutenla:
Of course that's how it is. The LGs will be expected to do more with little which is what the states were facing. Most people are not aware of what the state joint account actually contain. They are only fixated on the allocation from FG which is only 20% divided among 774LGs. They don't realise that state IGR also forms part of what is shared from the SLJCA. That's the wisdom behind making it a pool account like the constitution did in 162(6). What about derivation? What about ecological funds? LGs will automatically be exempted from them now. Who is going to sue the states to court over the rest of the funds? Is it the FG that have no business with it? While the govs have behaved like emperors in the administration of SLJCA, this judgement gives them a leeway to become shylock about it which is why you don't see any of them complaining.
But most Nigerian youths don't even read to understand issues. They just jump on the bandwagon. Now see the annoying thing going on this thread. They are helping the governors to decide if they are happy or not.

talkreal:
∆ I fully support full autonomy for local Governments but the residual list of the constitution should be more enriched in order clarify clear cut functions both the states and the local governments like that of the federal and state's, there should be proper elections at the various Local Governments level .
∆ I don't think it make more sense for the president (federal government) to withhold defaulting state LGA allocations completely, what will happen to the workers at the local governments level? Again it make the president to be more powerful.

Kobojunkie:
Actually, you mean instead that subsections 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 of section 162 are all dead.

Melagros:
COMRADES, I don't think Nigerian governors will obey this order, they will definitely come up with a strategy to continue with the old tactics

Zooposki:
∆ State Joint Local Government Account just probably means all the sum of money of all the LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS in that particular state and not necessarily the state and LGA monies/accounts joined together.

Paramount01:
Pls you are from where? You are really pained ,is like your state governor no dey do well at all