PICTORIAL: Federal Gov’t Inaugurates Committee To Enforce LG Autonomy

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume has inaugurated a 10-man Inter-Ministerial Committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgement of July 11, 2024 granting financial autonomy to local governments in Nigeria.

A statement by the Director, Information and Public Relations in the OSGF, Segun Imohiosen disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja.

He gave the names of the committee members as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation who is the Chairman of the committee.

Minister of Finance & Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Attorney General of the Federation & Minister of Justice, Minister of Budget & Economic Planning and Accountant General of the Federation are members.

Others are Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance; Chairman, Revenue Mobilisation Allocation & Fiscal Commission; as well as representatives of state governors and local governments.

Imohiosen said the committee’s primary goal is to ensure that local governments are granted full autonomy, allowing them to function effectively without interference from state governments.

“This move is in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, efforts to give appropriate implementation to the provisions of the Constitution, which recognises local governments as the third tier of government,” he added.

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