The Supreme Court of Nigeria declared that it’s unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated to local government administrations. The Apex court in judgement on Thursday, ordered the Federal Government to immediately start the direct payment of local government funds to the latter’s exclusive accounts. The lead judgement was read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the apex court frowned at the decades-long refusal of the state government to grant financial autonomy for local governments. Justice Agim noted that the 774 local government councils in the country should manage their…
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