Committee Established to Ensure LGs Get Full Autonomy

The Federal Government has established a 10-member committee to ensure the implementation of the recent Supreme Court ruling granting financial autonomy to local governments in Nigeria.

Daily Report Nigeria reports that the move comes after the apex court declared on July 11 that it is unconstitutional for state governors to withhold funds meant for local government administrations.

Five weeks later, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has set up an inter-ministerial committee to enforce the court’s verdict.

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According to a statement released on Tuesday by the Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, Akume will chair the committee.

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The committee’s members include the Minister of Finance, Attorney General of the Federation, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Accountant General of the Federation, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Others were the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), and representatives of state governors and local governments.