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That means what they're saying is that the don't give a damn about the court in Nigeria.

Status quo continues

What a quagmire

While some LGs may enjoy most LGs will suffer this so called autonomy if their mayors are not creative thinkers.

Man102:


Source : https://politicsnigeria.com/fg-fails-to-pay-allocations-directly-to-lg-s-months-after-supreme-court-ruling/

The governors are holding FG by the balls

sterlingD:
What a quagmire

I swear

Man102:


Source : https://politicsnigeria.com/fg-fails-to-pay-allocations-directly-to-lg-s-months-after-supreme-court-ruling/

Nice one for supreme Court.
Hence they decided that Uzodinma must be governor, now the same Uzodinma refused to obey supreme Court judgment.

Even though many of you can't be helped, but the needful should still happen.


On the above subject:
The Governors had a deal with FG for three months to enable states that are yet to conduct elections to get things sorted out. The timeline agreed on is October 31st.
That is why all the states are in a rush to conduct LGA elections.

Potentially, November allocations May reflect the implementation.

Continue your pessimism, LGA has come to stay

Chisave:
But sincerely speaking, what is tge noise about LGA autonomy. From the breakdown of the allocation, LGAs will be getting N329bn, we have 774 LGAs, averagely, each will get N435m. Can this even pay there salary especially their numerous ghost workers.

The good thing i see about it is tgat it will solve ghost wotkers issue as the LGA chaitman will be in charge and know everyone to their home and can easily walk into any office at anytime. They will definitely drop many workers that are always idle doing nothing, reporting only once or twice a week, gossiping about every trending news.

They will still want to do one or two projects, so they will have to cut down on unnecessary expenses.

I even feel this is one of the issue OTTI of Abia state is having with them. Having numerous people on the payroll with nothing to show for it. Come for capturing and verification, they won't come. Just idling away at the LGA Secretariat.

Infact I feel this LGA autonomy will allow State Government to work more as tge burden of paying the LGA workers will leave them and they will concentrate on various state ministries only which will be manageable.

I think this is the reason why many of them are approving the 70k minimum wage now. This are people that many of them weren't even paying the previous 30k minimum wage

Anyway shaa make God shaa help us in this country

Great points, but let's be honest, about 400m is not small money - yes, even with the current realities. Don't forget some of them get additional revenue in taxes from markets, transport garages, etc which are under their control.

What judicious use, they can actually use the funds to better the lives of people.

Misleading news for the lazy mind
Are u not aware states were given 3 months moratorium to conduct LG ELECTION
ENEMIES OF NIGERIA

Bobloco:
What positives has Tinubu been able to achieve since becoming the president of this country? 


You will never hear from the APC and Tinubu paid agents, BATerians screaming obey supreme court judgement

Stable electricity in band A sir

They used local government judgement to farm cheap popularity


tinubu is a devil incarnate, he knows it's place na hell, but it's enjoying it's life here on earth


But for tinubu apc defenders, you will all suffer on earth even in any country you find yourself and finally perish in hell

This istration is finding it hard to implement anything they have agreed upon, this is sad.

happney65:
Did we not tell you it won't work? So why is the FG who was the plaintiff not able to start the payment ASAP? Because they put the cat before the horse.

The money they receive from Abuja is mostly not enough to even pay salaries of primary school teachers.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/federal-allocation-cant-cover-lgs-wage-bills-algon/%3famp

Yes you heard it right. It is the states that come to bail them out every month. As in every freaking month. That is the reason why since 1999 every state has been the one taking care of its LG. Before then LG used to owe salaries and pensions and everything..

The solution to this is let there be true restructing and the states in charge of their resources. In this way,they will be able to take care of the LG the more not all these giving LG stipends that cannot even take care of salaries not to talk of capital projects

Some Lgs are already receiving allocations in billions.....at least I know if Lagos and Ogun state.its all about developing the economic sustainability of the Lgs....if everyone is busy,there will be money for govt to spend but the problem is many are downright unproductive and only few are that's why our economy is the way it is.

Imagine states solely dependent on Faac allocation every month and some people do next to nothing just sitting in offices waiting for these monies.

RZArecta:
That supreme court judgement was specifically designed to frustrate Fubara but since it didn't work, there's no need to implement it again

You people with your deluded conspiracy theories....is it only rivers state that's in Nigeria and conducting elections as fubara did was as a result of the mandatory order of the supreme court.

RZArecta:
That supreme court judgement was specifically designed to frustrate Fubara but since it didn't work, there's no need to implement it again

mrvitalis:
So Nigeria made less than a billion dollars for 200 million people for a whole month

1.2 trillion

And people think infrastructure is our number one problem at this point

Sad... Sad...

Most Nigerians are stupid ...majority

wunmi590:


FG might not purposely sideline them, if they want to do that, they won't even pay it into their state t ...

I guess the LG has not made the necessary things the FG ask the LG, for them to get the payment directly to their ... Fingers crossed I believe the FG will do the needful very soon.

The FG put the cart before the horse. There should have been a proper restructuring of the LG system before that court issue.
However a government of people that don't think deeply would start something without thinking it through. So they have seen that they have to put the right things in place before what they went to court for.
Another problem would be that the thing would not last. The money those LGs receive will not be enough for anything because this have been tried before and it resulted in monumental oweing of salaries.
The LG chairmen want it because it would enable them loot before the mistake is corrected.
The solution is true federalism so that every state can implement what they can sustain.
It's only few LGs that can stand on their own in the country with the way things are.

Court judgment that was born out of a political fight. When we are ready we will say the truth.

The FG just went gaslighting and nothing less. The big question is, how would all the LCDAs survive if the allocation is paid directly to all 774 LGAs?
For those that have ears to hear, FG would never pay any allocation directly to the LGA s. Know this and be at peace with yourself. FG just went on a jamboree .

Lithiumite:


You people with your deluded conspiracy theories....is it only rivers state that's in Nigeria and conducting elections as fubara did was as a result of the mandatory order of the supreme court.

get lost boss

prophetfire:
The FG put the cart before the horse. There should have been a proper restructuring of the LG system before that court issue.
However a government of people that don't think deeply would start something without thinking it through. So they have seen that they have to put the right things in place before what they went to court for.
Another problem would be that the thing would not last. The money those LGs receive will not be enough for anything because this have been tried before and it resulted in monumental oweing of salaries.
The LG chairmen want it because it would enable them loot before the mistake is corrected.
The solution is true federalism so that every state can implement what they can sustain.
It's only few LGs that can stand on their own in the country with the way things are.

The main reason FG didn't pay the allocation to their s directly is because of LCDAs. This is the same allocation the state governor share among the existing LGAs and LCDAs in the state.
Tinubu will not want to undo himself, as he is the brain behind the creation of LCDAs in the country.

But, FG gave state governments October deadline.

prophetfire:
The FG put the cart before the horse. There should have been a proper restructuring of the LG system before that court issue.
However a government of people that don't think deeply would start something without thinking it through. So they have seen that they have to put the right things in place before what they went to court for.
Another problem would be that the thing would not last. The money those LGs receive will not be enough for anything because this have been tried before and it resulted in monumental oweing of salaries.
The LG chairmen want it because it would enable them loot before the mistake is corrected.
The solution is true federalism so that every state can implement what they can sustain.
It's only few LGs that can stand on their own in the country with the way things are.

I totally understand and well said 👏

Cajal:
Misleading news for the lazy mind
Are u not aware states were given 3 months moratorium to conduct LG ELECTION
ENEMIES OF NIGERIA

And you think the FG will comply with the judgement?
Tinubu is the brain behind the creation of LCDAs and if the allocation is paid directly into LGAs s, it means that all the LCDAs in the country will not receive a dime again because they are not yet recognised constitutionally.
The FG didn't think it through before instituting that suit. That was why I said we always do things anticlockwise for political reason.
If allocation is paid directly to the 774 LGAs, then, the LCDAs will be impoverished, as there will be no allocation for them, except the IGR generated within their area or governor's tips to them from state allocation.
That suit was ill informed and the judgement itself was a kangaroo one, as there is no such in our constitution. No party of the constitution says allocation should be paid into LGAs s. No part, no section and no subsection.

Man102:


Source : https://politicsnigeria.com/fg-fails-to-pay-allocations-directly-to-lg-s-months-after-supreme-court-ruling/

Are you in Nigeria all? How can you call yourself a journalist and claim you don't know the implementation was postponed so that local Government election can hold?

IfnobeGod20:

And you think the FG will comply with the judgement?
Tinubu is the brain behind the creation of LCDAs and if the allocation is paid directly into LGAs s, it means that all the LCDAs in the country will not receive a dime again because they are not yet recognised constitutionally.
The FG didn't think it through before instituting that suit. That was why I said we always do things anticlockwise for political reason.
If allocation is paid directly to the 774 LGAs, then, the LCDAs will be impoverished, as there will be no allocation for them, except the IGR generated within their area or governor's tips to them from state allocation.
That suit was ill informed and the judgement itself was a kangaroo one, as there is no such in our constitution. No party of the constitution says allocation should be paid into LGAs s. No part, no section and no subsection.

The LCDAs will have to be disbanded immediately. For example, Lagos State has said elections will only hold for LGs, not LCDAs.

Man102:


Source : https://politicsnigeria.com/fg-fails-to-pay-allocations-directly-to-lg-s-months-after-supreme-court-ruling/

The president gave the LGAs till this October ending, else they'll record zero allocation

Tinubu on the beat!

That is always the problem of this country.

Sonoyom:
But some retards on Twitter are asking SIM to obey court order, meanwhile their lord and saviour is disregarding the landmark judgment of the supreme court.


Proper clowns.

Lol, I thought you were law abiding..SIM will ultimately lose

happney65:
■ Did we not tell you it won't work? So why is the FG who was the plaintiff not able to start the payment ASAP? Because they put the cat before the horse. The money they receive from Abuja is mostly not enough to even pay salaries of primary school teachers.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/federal-allocation-cant-cover-lgs-wage-bills-algon/%3famp
Yes you heard it right. It is the states that come to bail them out every month. As in every freaking month. That is the reason why since 1999 every state has been the one taking care of its LG. Before then LG used to owe salaries and pensions and everything..
The solution to this is let there be true restructing and the states in charge of their resources. In this way, they will be able to take care of the LG the more not all these giving LG stipends that cannot even take care of salaries not to talk of capital projects

So you are saying that rather than having LGs become more viable in other to validate their existence, States should instead subsume the LG's funds— without the LG responsibilities — at this point? Does that make sense to you?