President Tinubu deserves commendation for authorising the suit to free the councils from the stranglehold of governors.
The role of ethics in public relations: Authenticity in the era of misinformation, By Idu Oruamabo-AgoruaHilltops and political power, By Jibrin IbrahimSPECIAL REPORT: Jigawa villagers link declining farming output, urban drift to abandonment of damSPECIAL REPORT: Katsina farmers lament impact of climate changeHow Tinubu should enforce court judgment on LGs financial autonomy, Bolaji Adebiyi
Although his outburst contradicted the reaction of Abdulrahman Abdulrazak, chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, who said the governors were thrilled by the judgment because it had removed a huge burden off their necks, it betrayed the emperor-like attitude of state chief executives to governance. Overindulged since the advent of the Fourth Republic, governors had become Lords of the Manor, iron-gripping their states to the extent that citizens’ right of dissent had been virtually annulled.
President Bola Tinubu deserves commendation for authorising the suit filed earlier in the year to seek a less complex way to free the councils from the stranglehold of the governors. About two attempts to amend the Constitution and delete Section 162 that created the joint accounts, through which the governors had been pilfering the council funds, had been frustrated by them, forcing President Muhammadu Buhari to sign Executive Order 10 in May 2020.
The evidence is there for all to see. Beyond the government-reserved areas of the capital of most states, there is hardly any evidence of governance in most parts of the states. All sectors – education, health, housing, and agriculture – are in shambles, raising the question of what exactly the governors utilised their states’ financial resources for in the face of massive underdevelopment in the polity.
The political option becomes expedient in the face of the difficulty the constitution amendments needed to align properly the councils as an autonomous third tier of government may have. To consolidate the financial autonomy of the councils, they must have political autonomy, which can only be brought about by a free and fair electoral process.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Tinubu made history with financial autonomy for LGs- KarimiThe Nation Newspaper Tinubu made history with financial autonomy for LGs- Karimi
Read more »
Financial autonomy: Tinubu has liberated LGs from govs’ suffocationThe Chief Whip of the Senate, Mohammed Ali Ndume, on Friday, hailed the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for initiating a court action at the Supreme Court, which has now birthed a new financial regime for local government councils across the country.
Read more »
Tinubu has liberated LGs from governor’s suffocationChief Whip of the Senate, Mohammed Ali Ndume, on Friday, hailed the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for ‘liberating’
Read more »
Presidential debate: I feel sorry US has to pick between Trump or Biden, says Bolaji AkinyemiBolaji Akinyemi, former minister of foreign affairs, says neither Joe Biden or Donald Trump are fit to lead the United States.
Read more »
Biden lost US presidential debate; I feel sorry for him — Bolaji AkinyemiFormer Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bolaji Akinyemi said President Joe Biden lost the United States of America Presidential Debate, adding that he feels sorry for the US President.
Read more »
Lekki women go to gym in search of rich men’ – Pastor Bolaji IdowuThe Lead Pastor of Harvesters International Christian Center, HICC, Bolaji Idowu, has alleged that most ladies living in Lekki, Lagos State do not visit the gym to lose weight. Pastor Bolaji in a recent video shared on TikTok, argued that the ladies go to the gym in search of rich men.
Read more »