Federal Government has set up a 10-man committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgement delivered on 11th July, 2024 granting financial autonomy to Local Governments in Nigeria.
This was made known by the Director, Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Segun Imohiosen in a statement he made available on Tuesday,August 20, in Abuja.
He said the SGF, Senator George Akume, has already inaugurated the Inter-Ministerial Committee, with him as its chairman.
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The statement named members of the Committee as the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy; Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, the Accountant General of the Federation, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance,.
Others are , Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Representative of State Governors and Representative of Local Governments.
“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 Tinubu’s efforts to give appropriate implementation to the provisions of the Constitution, which recognizes local governments as the third tier of government,” he said..
Author: Maureen Ikpeama