NewStats: 3,261,892 , 8,175,481 topics. Date: Friday, 30 May 2025 at 10:36 PM 4s176h

DUNDEEmoderatos:

Lamentation from sodom! So you love the way governors suppress LGA chairmen? Give them the money and let anyone that doesn't work face the music.
You said Tinubu did it to cage or control LGA's so all the 774 LGA's in Nigeria will now be caged by Tinubu please in what sense?

Have you ever heard of the maxim of he who pays the piper dictates the tune?

What Tinubu is trying to do is to invade the domains of the state govs by using the LGs. He knows like everyone else that the LGs were put under the states by the Constitution. You might not like it but that is how it is. The states are the gateways to the LGs. Expect ALGON, NULGE etc etc to soon release statements thanking Tinubu for this "landmark" move. Expect visits to Aso rock from them soon as well. It is a case of abuja boys vs the govs. If it was not, the NASS would have been the best place to achieve this without the assault on clear provisions of the constitution

Paythemback:
Justice ibori has spoken,awon oloriburuku dede

GBAM!
See the man who violated the laws of the land but can't escaped the British arm of the Law,is now trying to teach us law.
Na so they want to make political relevance!
Shior!
Nonsense

mohbadliveson:


James Onanefe Ibori

Nasir El-Rufai replies

everybody that has commented lack wisdom.See before you give financial autonomy to LGs which is appropriate,the first thg tinubu would have done is to ensure states don’t conduct elections for councils.Delta election is on Saturday and nobody is feeling as if there’s any election coming up because once Okowa writes your name down u have won.You cannot have a financial autonomy for ppl that are hand picked by the gov.Our LGs are highly dysfunctional because of the way they get into office.So in as much as I LG financial autonomy,the first thg to have done is make sure their elections are conducted by inec so there can be competition in the process.U carry money give who governor Dey control then you have not achieved anything.

Who listens to the ramblings of an ex con

A known thief has spoken

Convict

osuofia2:

Choose your poison wisely. Everyone in respective of party affiliation should see this judgment as a big one stop lamenting

How is it a big one? Kindly explain. The LGAs will suddenly start doing great and mighty deeds abi? No looting, structure or godtaherism just pure and unadulterated service to the people abi?

It’s foolish to enact LG autonomy when details on the responsiblilities of state has not been outlined.

If states can’t control LG then what’s the use of the states then?

LG autonomy would only be good if state police existed

Well spoken 🤝

EmeeNaka:
Nonsense !
The most important thing in the law is the spirit of the law and not the letters of the law. That's why the Supreme court explicitly stated that the state governors has abused the privilege accorded to them.
The supreme court ruling has effectively established an autonomous third tiers of government and this is very important for the development of the country and Nigerian democracy.
The fear of political meddling in local government affair by the Federal government is secondary and should not becloud our resolve to give more opportunities for development to local level.
Imagine some towns and local government being at the mercy of their Governor. Some Governors will seize the allocation of local government and use it to develop another place. The Supreme court ruling is valid

See this criminal

Nice2023:




IBORI is a convicted felon and pls,read the Nigerian Constitution specifically section 137 and the electoral laws of the country section 182 electoral act as amended 2010.

And i what to ask u,why do u guys criminals in this country?

How do u feel writing this rubbish?

That, he meets Tinubu all the time means it takes a thief to be a thief.

What does section 137 have to do with expressing an opinion?

richidinho:


I said the same thing just now on Facebook

he get wetin good for una side?
Bunch of hypocrites

hosemujica:
In saner society this man will forever hide his face .

Like the drug baron and Bullion van master

Eteka1:
Ibori should go and sit down. Every sane, honest and law abiding Nigerian is happy with the judgement. Financial autonomy for LGAs is a recipe for true grassroots development and security.

Who are the sand people? Those who have not seen Nigerian constitution since birth abi those wey no sabi wetin constitution be?

This thief is not ashamed to speak, that was how they control and hand picked LG chairman as pawns and puppets alike.

This move will reduce the power Governor's have over the LG chairman, and will create checks and balances in the state.

But then we need to strengthen the state judicial system to keep the LG chairmen in check, remove immunity for LG chairmen if there's any.

mohbadliveson:


James Onanefe Ibori

Nasir El-Rufai replies

See who dey talk o

seunmsg:
Kudos to the Supreme Court for this landmark judgement. Only rogue governors and former governors will be against the judgement. Local Government should not to tied to the apron spring of the governors. We've seen how rogue governors like Peter Obi ruled for 8 years without conducting local government election. They collect every single kobo belonging to the LGAs and then set up a useless transition committee that are un-elected and then give them peanut to operate. Any one that is against this judgement is an enemy of Nigeria.

Kudos to the AGF and Mr. President for this.

ing Ibori an exconvict who looted his state treasury to abuse a former governor that saved a lot of money for his state before leaving...you nor well true true.

Watch how only past and present crooks will be crying over the LG Autonomy victorious decision. If not that the entire NULGE is already inside the pockets of state governors, this issue would have been long settled.

Anyone against this is a crook.

Let the ward chairmen approach the Supreme court for autonomy from LGs too

after that village heads go do their own

The allocation must reach everyone

seunmsg:
Kudos to the Supreme Court for this landmark judgement. Only rogue governors and former governors will be against the judgement. Local Government should not to tied to the apron spring of the governors. We've seen how rogue governors like Peter Obi ruled for 8 years without conducting local government election. They collect every single kobo belonging to the LGAs and then set up a useless transition committee that are un-elected and then give them peanut to operate. Any one that is against this judgement is an enemy of Nigeria.

Kudos to the AGF and Mr. President for this.

Nice opinion until you brought in OBI name wrongly

helinues:
Toh

A past thief will see something wrong with this judgement

Mr James we have to move forward.

Does the constitution empower governors to withhold and use L.G.A funds as they dim?
It is that abuse by you and your cohorts that has brought us here.

U even mentioned that FG will use it for political gains, so na state governors na im good to dey use am for political gains?

Abeg I no wan talk too much, let's move to other pressing issues.

You mean, people still listen to this shameless criminal?? Only in Nigeria.

Not surprised though, if a "suspected" criminal/drug bagman could find his way to the highest seat in the land.....what else would surpise me. Value system!!

It's a wonderful judgement by the supreme Court. However, it's an impetus for another do or die contest for local government chairmanships. The governors would do everything humanly possible to influence the local government chairmanships election. They would do all to impose their stooges as chairmen, those idiots they can control and even instruct them to bring some of the money. This is an open avenue and if effectively followed up can make every local government develop. It can provide infrastructure to rural areas and make them more attractive for residence to live in thereby reducing congestion in the Cities. It would also enhance security, accord people to function effectively while also making allowance for provision of employment. It's more of a positive competition with the governors in alleviating the living standard of the citizens. Summarily, it's a good judgement but I have my reservation and that's Nigeria. Nigeria has a thing against developments, against good thing, against anything progressive. However I think, who knows, probably this could be an exception. Hope the Poor will eventually breathe if they can still stay alive for a little while.

Ojuntana:

This is actually the part that gets me laughing. Folks like you make it sound like LG chairmen have been itching to develop their areas and it is the govs that has been inhibiting them. What grand delusions!

Most of the LG chairs are former and active political thugs of their godfathers. The few who are not are simply appendages and bootlickers.
Secondly, how many LG chair are actually resident in their LGs as we speak?

Lastly, Tinubu is an hypocrite. When he was gov, he wouldn't let anyone touch his LG funds. He sanctimoniously preached true federalism and devolution of powers. He comes in and he starts taking steps to decimate and whittle down govs and states simply because he wants to control everything even to the smallest. This singular act has repudiated all the talk of federalism from him over the years. Shame on Ariwoola who allowed his court to be used to carry out a coup on the constitution.

maybe you need to understand what devolution is first before making comments.

If the power given to governor is now abrogated and given to chairmen is not devolution then tell us what devolution is .

Nigeria doesn't have the resources to run local government autonomy.

Local government chairmen will start moving on convoy with scares resources. It's only means more money to waste.

Although it's the perfect system of government but the state is too poor to even consider local government autonomy

What do you expect from an ex convict. Someone found guilty of stealing his state resources put under his care. How will he direct allocation to the local government.

Racoon:
A shameless convicted criminal of James Ibori kind ought to have been shot let alone him contributing to public discuss of national importance. He should take the hellish cell in a prison.

Focus on the message not the messenger. Ibori the last time I checked is still a citizen of Nigeria. The fact that he is an ex convict doesn't vitiate his right to hold personal views.

Let's enrich the discussion by looking at the pros and cons of the ruling rather than throwing invective. This platform ought to serve as melting pot for cross fertilization of ideas but all we keep seeing is insult upon insult on personality.

Soulsymbol99:
Tinubu wan reduce financial powers of governors

Tinubu is the man we need. Just wait and see.

The greedy governors have paralyzed all the local governments. Nothing to show for them.

A valid point raised, the same constitution also recognized the establishment of a local government election which serve as the apex office at the local level of governance, and most governor do not allow these office to exist instead they choose the have a caretaker committee govern the affairs of the local government.
In most cases governor do this to be in charge of these areas and also control the budgetary flow to the local government
This is a welcome judgement which I also feel that the Senate be responsive to it by amending the constitution to this effect.

Sharrapp!!!

Nekwa James Ibori is talking after using Delta State local governments funds to finance the lifestyle of his mistress and went to jail for it.

Dis he just say that there are two tiers of government in federalism? I need to pay my former Government teacher a visit.

Any local government autonomy that only addresses the financial aspect without taking into cognizance the leadership recruitment process is faulty. As a first step, the body that will be saddled with the responsibility of conducting the election that will usher in CEO of the local government should not be the State internal electoral body.