FG Inaugurates Inter-Ministerial Committee To Enforce Supreme Court Judgement On LG Autonomy
By Sunday Etuka, Abuja
The Federal Government has Inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgement delivered on 11th July, 2024 granting financial autonomy to Local Governments in Nigeria.
The 10-man Committee was Inaugurated on Tuesday by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume.
The members of the committee are as follows: Secretary to the Government of the Federation – Chairman, Hon. Minister of Finance & Coordinating Minister of the Economy -Member, Attorney General of the Federation & Minister of Justice – Member Hon. Minister of Budget & Economic Planning, Accountant General of the Federation Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Permanent Secretary (Federal Ministry of Finance) Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation & Fiscal Commission, Representative of State Governors Representative of Local Governments.
A statement by the Director, Information and Public Relations, office of the SGF, Segun Imohiosen, said, the committee’s primary goal was to ensure that local governments are granted full autonomy, allowing them to function effectively without interference from state governments.
He said, the move was 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.
