A South-West Leader of the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP), Bisi Olopoenyan, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to urgently send a bill to the National Assembly to commence the process of amending the 1999 Constitution to grant full autonomy to councils.
A South-West Leader of the All Nigerian Peoples Party , Bisi Olopoenyan , yesterday, called on the Federal Government to urgently send a bill to the National Assembly to commence the process of amending the 1999 Constitution to grant full autonomy to councils.
He said the Federal Government and the apex court had just created a constitutional crisis over the financial autonomy , wondering if that approach would in any way stop the governors from ensuring their cronies are elected as chairmen. IN another development, the Osun State House of Assembly, in a move to bolster council autonomy, yesterday, passed two crucial bills into law, the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission Bill, 2024 and the Osun State Local Government Areas Bill, 2024.
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