Former governor o Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has commended Supreme Court judgement on Local Government autonomy.
Vanguard had reported how Supreme Court on Thursday granted autonomy to the 774 local government areas in the country.
“When the local governments are in total control of their funds, there is flow of resources and activities in the local areas. For instance, when I was governor between 1999-2007, the autonomy of my local government chairmen was a major breakthrough to the success of my administration. The Local Government Chairmen built roads and gave contracts to local contractors.
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