LG autonomy

Federal Government, yesterday, said criminal actions will be initiated against elected officials that collude with governors to divert allocations meant for the 774 Local Government Areas in the country. The Federal Government, represented by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi,SAN, said the decision was in line with the judgment…

A chieftain of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo has declared that the recent Supreme Court judgement on local government autonomy will help to attract grassroots development across the country. Oguntoyinbo said the judgement would also strengthen Nigeria’s democracy and enhance the better livelihood of the masses across the country. The NNPP chieftain…