LGA autonomy: Hon. Alabi hails Supreme Court judgement, tells Govs. to respect court verdict
An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and Federal law representative representing Egbeda/Ona-Ara constituency in the 10th National Assembly, Hon. Akinola Alabi, has applauded the Supreme Court over judgement granting autonomy to the 774 Local Government Areas in Nigeria.
Hon. Alabi stated that the judgement has come at a time when Nigerians were starting to lose confidence in the judiciary and the country at large.
The Hon Alabi expressed hope that the LGAs can now undertake projects on their own, based on this judgement.
He, however, appealed to governors who have not conducted elections at the local government level to do so as soon as possible.
You will recall that the Supreme Court had on Thursday 11th July, 2024 delivered a judgement on Local Government Autonomy.
In the judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the seven-person panel declared that the 774 local government councils in the country should manage their funds themselves.
The apex court also held that the power of the government is portioned into three arms of government, the federal, the state and the local government.
The APC Federal Law maker appealed to state governors to respect the Supreme Court’s judgement granting autonomy to the 774 local government areas in Nigeria. The Hon. further stated that the judgement holds possibilities for Nigeria’s future.
In his final remarks, the APC Chieftain described the judgement “As Local Government Emancipation Judgement”.
He described the judgement as victory to Democracy and Nigeria at large. In the same vein, the Federal Law maker seized the medium to applaud President Bola Tinubu, for restoring hope to Nigerians through the judiciary. He also seized the medium to commend his friend,
The Inspector General of Police (Mr. Kayode Egbetokun), the Chief of Staff to the President (Femi Gbajabiamila), and all Law makers and Governors in their respective states, wishing them a United, formidable and Prosperous Nigeria.
