The Federal Government has established a 10-member committee to implement the recent Supreme Court ruling that grants financial autonomy to local governments in Nigeria.
On July 11, the Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for state governors to withhold funds intended for local government administrations.
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Five weeks later, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Senator George Akume established an inter-ministerial committee to enforce the ruling.
In a statement released on Tuesday, Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the SGF, announced that Akume would chair the committee.
Joining Akume on the committee are the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy; the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice; the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning; the Accountant General of the Federation; the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN); the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance; the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission; a representative of State Governors; and a representative of Local Governments.
“The committee’s primary goal is to ensure that local governments are granted full autonomy, allowing them to function effectively without interference from state governments,” he said.
“This move is in line with President Bola Tinubu’s efforts to give appropriate implementation to the provisions of the Constitution, which recognizes local governments as the third tier of government.”
