Nigeria’s Secretary General Of The Federation,Sen.George Akume,CON was inaugurated on Tuesday to chair a Ten-Man committee on local government Autonomy Enforcement.
9News Nigeria recalls that on Thursday July 11th,2024 a seven-justice panel of the apex court in a judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, ruled that the 774 local government councils in the country should independently manage their own funds.
Members of the Committee includes:
- Secretary to the Government of the Federation – Chairman
- Hon. Minister of Finance & Coordinating Minister of the Economy -Member
- Attorney General of the Federation & Minister of Justice – Member
- Hon. Minister of Budget & Economic Planning
- Accountant General of the Federation
- Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria
- Permanent Secretary (Federal Ministry of Finance)
- Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation & Fiscal Commission
- Representative of State Governors
- 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 Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR efforts to give appropriate implementation to the provisions of the Constitution, which recognizes local governments as the third tier of government.
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