The Federal Government has inaugurated an inter-ministerial committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgement delivered on July 11, 2024, granting financial autonomy to Local Governments in Nigeria.
The committee was inaugurated by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, in Abuja on Tuesday, August 20.
Akume is the chairman of the committee, while other members include 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, and the Accountant General of the Federation.
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Other members are the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, the Permanent Secretary (Federal Ministry of Finance), the Chairman of Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, the representative of state governors, and the representative of Local Governments.
The committee’s primary goal, according to the SGF, is to ensure that local governments are granted full autonomy, allowing them to function effectively without interference from state governments.
He noted that the move was in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s efforts to give appropriate implementation to the provisions of the Constitution, which recognises local governments as the third tier of government.
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