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If he get this right, then this will be the first major thing dullardo will do for the past 16 months

nice one PMB

If the FG can achieve this reform and make it a law enshrined in our constitution, we will be very proud of him and this will be one of his greatest achievements!

We pray it comes to fruition

local government autonomy?? The state governors will do anything to frustrate this move because it is a direct threat to the economic and social powers they wield and enjoy. Mr. President should also look at true federalism, federal character, executive and legislative immunity.

It's actually a bad move.

mamabomboy:
Nice move Mr Dullard. But how about also supporting an amendment that will weaken the strangehold of the Executive on the Legislature and also reduce the powers of the Executive

Or how about measures to remove the stranglehold that the FG has on the resources of the states?

I want government to scrap lgs,they they are overtaxing the locality people,there are power drunk people,they use thugs mostly to enforce their draconian laws.they don't benefits the masess.their workers are very lazy,they are not puntual

Right step in the right direction......may Almighty God allow him to actualize it!

MadamExcellency:
That means another constitutional amendment.

The first constitutional amendment for the autonomy of the Local Government areas was voted down by a majority from 36 States legislative assemblies because of their respective Government's (State Executive) influence.

Will they allow it this time? Let's see if our prayers get answered.

Remember, this will also create the distinction between the rich and the poor LGAs hence viability of most LGAs maybe exposed.


As the government proceeds on this important reform, we ask that it be extended to separation of States and Federal Government from owning a joint account and sharing same every month of the year.

The States also need certain degree of autonomy from Federal Government to enable them develop at their respective pace.

Talk am loud stop talking it with style
Noting beats regional government

I think we can see the change now

modath:
Yes!! This is the way it's supposed to be... the saying that "politics is local" lends credence to this.

Governance is local, it's the councillors that know what street level needs are, not governors and their overfed, over- "sycophanized" ashy asses in a state house bubble. ..


* I hope state milads won't frustrate this".., anyway I won't entertain much fear... this isn't the IB that was "coerced" into squandering the country's meagre savings, a la prodigal pikin styleee.

All this grammar ahn ahnn .. How people wey no go skul go understand wettin u dey talk ...take it easy

Way overdue. It's not in the promising though, it's in the doing.

But they should also figure out a way to create checks and balances for the local government officials, lest they too turn themselves into tin gods. Right now our local governments are lazy. We don't want them being lazy AND corrupt.

Funlordjnr:
All you ever do on this forum is to spam threads by posting garbage memes and wailing over any and all government policies without ever offering any sort of solutions!

Are you just naturally pained by the fact that an incompetent pdp government was deservedly disgraced during the last elections or do you just do this for a living? Grow up woman!

I was looking out for "any sort of solution" in your post.
Alas, there is NONE!
Can anyone please define HYPOCRITE for us again?

I can agree with you that I am pained the WORST elements of PDP have found refuge in the holy, holy gathering as redeemed born-to-gain progreTHIEVES. Not so



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Good stand. Wish it could be done.

Buhari abeg free us from this governors ooo...local government Allocation dey come from you but since na state acount he dey enter governors no dey let us see am 10 month no salary na ear we take they hear how much come but we no dy see money pls do something... But the problem u might get is the governors they will not wnt that

bayooooooo:
It's actually a bad move.

And how can this be. Because in my op it will lead to the breakdown of other regimented structures that hold this nation and its people to ransome like the federating states. Everyone should be free to live amd determine his or her destiny.

eyeview:
It won't fly. The move to ammend the constitution was tried earlier. The state governors got their various state house of assemblies to vote against it and thus it couldn't muster the two-third majority needed.
Besides,with the exception of the senate, a majority of the members of the house of reps are candidates of their various state governors.
I don't see this amendment happening

Buhari thinks this is a new move. Lol.

If there is any presidential prerogative he can trigger to constitutionally sideline Houses of Assembly having to vote on it, then he should. If not, it is dead on arrival. It will be another exercise in futility.

What we need is a wholesale civilian constitution, not one left by military. States/regions and LGAs all need their autonomy.

Taking power from State & giving to LGAs is just a coded way of FG controlling LGAs more directly. Because FG can now directly play the funny game SGs are playing with LGA monies now.

Thomthom:
Buhari abeg free us from this governors ooo...local government Allocation dey come from you but since na state acount he dey enter governors no dey let us see am 10 month no salary na ear we take they hear how much come but we no dy see money pls do something... But the problem u might get is the governors they will not wnt that

It goes beyond allocation. Infact, the allocation system is the bane of this country. The spring of corruption. My view on decentralisation relates to the whole scope of governance, from laws to the economy and not just income and expenditure. There is no point in seeking independence of anything from anyone if there are no concrete plans for self sustenance in governance.

The bedrock of any nation development is the local government as it is there you will find the people at the grassroot.

But corruption has not made our local government live up to their responsibility to the citizenry.
The local government chairman fool the people and make them to look up to the federal government.

I think there should be general restructuring of the entire level of government in Nigeria. We should restructure the federal government, state government and local government.

Nice one !

AreaFada2:
Buhari thinks this is a new move. Lol.

If there is any presidential prerogative he can trigger to constitutionally sideline Houses of Assembly having to vote on it, then he should. If not, it is dead on arrival. It will be another exercise in futility.

What we need is a wholesale civilian constitution, not one left by military. States/regions and LGAs all need their autonomy.

Taking power from State & giving to LGAs is just a coded way of FG controlling LGAs more directly. Because FG can now directly play the funny game SGs are playing with LGA monies now.

Exactly what I'm saying. If the present structure is maintained the exercise will just amount to moving the child from one orphanage to the other and a worse one for that matter since the Feds are even further away from the centre of activity. The reforms must include a quest for total financial independence for these governing units. Anything before that is just a return to the past. Just like the Legislature, the government piper pays so the House doesn't respond to the people, simple. Whereas the economy of any developed country is firmly planted in the grassroots. Civil servants get paid last, not first.

Finally! at least better late than never.

Nice move but we are tired of empty promises, call your senators and do it fast.

Okay! We go see!!

Good move BABA!

seapson:
Buhari,pls just take us back to d bustop u picked us from....BTW,u can keep d change..

u mumu ooo!!hide urself in shame.

MadamExcellency:
That means another constitutional amendment.

The first constitutional amendment for the autonomy of the Local Government areas was voted down by a majority from 36 States legislative assemblies because of their respective Government's (State Executive) influence.

Will they allow it this time? Let's see if our prayers get answered.

Remember, this will also create the distinction between the rich and the poor LGAs hence viability of most LGAs maybe exposed.


As the government proceeds on this important reform, we ask that it be extended to separation of States and Federal Government from owning a joint account and sharing same every month of the year.

The States also need certain degree of autonomy from Federal Government to enable them develop at their respective pace.

they must allow this time.....

tripoli007:
All this grammar ahn ahnn .. How people wey no go skul go understand wettin u dey talk ...take it easy

dadebayo1:
Very good if they can work on bringing back life to the local governments.. Majority of the governors have killed local governments by not allowing democratic structures in the local government councils

Some local govt can be very corrupt ehhh.the thing go worsen nw

what goes around comes around.what is good for the goose is good for the gander.Bubu is a hypocrite, he should push for reform that will strengthen and free the state from the choking stranglehold of federal govt and that bring us to the issues of financial restructure and resource control.

basilo101:
what we need is to separate the state government from the Feds. State govt is the most viable to have autonomy. while LG is too small to be viable the FG is too far from the people, making the bulk of the responsibility of governance fall on the shoulders of the state government. Bubu is a hypocrite, he should push for reform that will free the state from the choking stranglehold of Abuja

Seconded!!