The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) from forcing states to stay off allocations meant for local government areas.

This was as the speakers of some state Houses of Assembly ask their governors to challenge the NFIU in court for meddling in states’ affairs.

Speaking with newsmen on Saturday, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Speakers’ Forum, Mr John Gaul-Lebo, described the NFIU as “meddlesome interlopers”, adding that the federal agency was going into an area it had no jurisdiction over.

Gaul-Lebo said, “They are meddlesome interlopers. They are going into an area they have no jurisdiction over and my advice is that the Federal Government and the National Assembly should focus more on creating a true constitutional autonomy for local government areas.

“Under the constitution, enactment of laws for local governments is under the purview of the state government via the House of Assembly. On the June 1 deadline, I believe the governors will challenge this in court and declare it illegal.

Source: https://www.herald.ng/lg-autonomy-governors-petition-buhari-want-to-retain-control-over-local-governments-allocations/amp/

They have good case if they challenged it in court. It doesn't matter either way. The prresure should be in state assemblies to vote for LG autonomy amendment. These amendments should have been an election issue but whatever.

Please dont say it's the governors stopping the state assemblies. When it was time to give themselves and state judiciary autonomy it happened quick.

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

Voted Against LG autonomy: Edo, Rivers and Imo

they are not concerned about territory but knowing that they are about to loose both financial ( money they get from T.C chairmen appointment) and influence in the local government that is their reason of shouting

Useless petition

Local government autonomy should be fully implemented. The fact that LG funds for long has not been reaching the grassroots is part of the reason for the enormous poverty in the country

Buhari don talk him own, any other actions or reactions are useless.

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Bunch of thieves.

These governors are enemy of democracy... Thieves!







Anyway, I have never being a fan of this DemoCrazy...

Only a thieving governor would join in the petition.

A gov Okorocha used what he could spare from eight years federal allocations to the local government areas of Imo to build bogus structures in the state capital hoping to use the vainglory structures to attract attention and sympathy of Nigerians to his presidential ambition.

The rest of Imo state outside Owerri was decaying in eight years.

Thieves

Why won't they petition Presidency? Thieves! They just swallow LG's allocation without any tangible development. People like Rochas that refused to appoint LG Chairmen but swallowed all the allocation. I hope they fail.

People Democratic party speakers.

We are not surprised. Na only thunder go fire una

Imagine these thieves

So the States accuse FG of meddling in their affairs while at the same time meddling in Local governments affairs... Hmmm

Useless thieves

I support Buhari 100% on this matter.

When the Governors know that over 15.5 Trillion is at stake here!
If you know you know know.

Interesting times strategic thieves everywhere

As predicted

We shall overcome

That was bullshit it means that this governors are criminals .if they are not stealing the local government money why are they crying.buhari dnt mind this thieves

Nigeria will never develop because of our greedy politicians

Local government is dead in Nigeria. All governors are guilty

Meanwhile, check my signature for your durable powerbanks

What's the latest about states house of assemblies voting for local government?

This country is getting worse by the day...
So what is the essense of a local government chairment...
If they are not ready to make them automous...
So LG chairman just collect free money without doing anything... All they do is to work for their principal (governor) second term bid...
Ahh oma se o... O jojumo lan ji riya

BabaOwen:
What's the latest about states house of assemblies voting for local government?

They're dragging their feet. Most of the ststes wont vote up down leaving it unresolved.

Thieves

Blue3k2:


Source: https://www.herald.ng/lg-autonomy-governors-petition-buhari-want-to-retain-control-over-local-governments-allocations/amp/

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