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The Supreme Court has held that it is illegal for Governors to dissolve democratically elected Local Governments.

It orders the Federal Government to henceforth withhold allocations to Local Governments governed by unelected officials appointed by the Governor.

The apex court also barred the Federal Government from further paying LG allocations through the State Governments since the practice has been abused by Governors, who retain the funds and utilise them as they please to the detriment of the LGAd for which the monies are meant.

The pronouncements were made in the ongoing judgment of the Supreme Court in the LG autonomy suit filed by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi SAN on behalf is the Fed Govt.

https://thenationonlineng.net/just-in-supreme-court-bars-fg-from-paying-allocations-to-lgs-with-unelected-officials/

Kudos to FG for upholding the rule of law and promoting democracy in local government istration!

What of LGA elections conducted by INEC ?

Implementation will be the problem

It’s the only way real development can happen. I hope it is implemented

Good development. Tinubu is getting it right gradually. Most of Nigeria problem including poverty and insecurity can be traced to ineffective LG istration.

Nice one!

Fubara in soup...

Following

Wonderful

This seems to be the only good news we have heard from this istration. LG system was rendered dead by successive govts to the advantage of the governors.

Ebubu2:
Implementation will be the problem

How?

Yes ride on!

SamuelOamen:



https://thenationonlineng.net/just-in-supreme-court-bars-fg-from-paying-allocations-to-lgs-with-unelected-officials/

Will they not be appointed by these selfish governors. How will LCDA, not recognise by law get money now.

100%



AGF Lateef Fagbemi SAN....

You just dey burst my brain..What!!!

See as I dey feel happy...it's been long any good news come from the Government.

Lateef Fagbemi SAN, you do this one!!!

Wow, interesting.
Good news. Hope INEC would be the body conducting local government elections

This means Fubara and his cornies in rivers state will not get next month LG allocation else local government election into the LG positions are conducted. Same will go for many other states. This is a great judgement.

Let the LG function let's know the names and individuals running our LG, let's hold them able.

3rd level of Government fully established !!!
The next is for Inec to take care of LG elections.
At least our streets will be fixed, our drainage will be fixed, now we can hold our grassroot politicians and leaders responsible for bad inter street roads and blocked drainage rather than waiting for he governors to us in our area.

Good news! Nice one!

This can not be implemented. Note this and me

Fubara how far? How market?

Good for the grass root governance.

Olololo
This is good

Kudos for the FG

Let's pray its gets implemented

This post is disappointing as it undermines the autonomy of local government officials and sets a dangerous precedent for political interference in local governance. As a er of the FG, I stand behind the government's efforts to promote transparency and ability at all levels of government. However, it is important to uphold the democratic process and respect the decisions of elected officials. Therefore

This implies that TC is illegal.
To Wike people celebrating, the judgement no concern una. Those guys have concluded their constitutional tenure

Once again we will start seeing rural roads being graded like in the days of old. We will start seeing some government presence in our local communities

Politics 101

Great ruling here

Who will pay LGA workers?

Rivers state governor in soup 😆😭 wike wife just dey press button up and down