The Federal Government has inaugurated a 10-member committee to enforce the recent Supreme Court ruling that granted financial autonomy to local governments in Nigeria.
On July 11, the apex court declared that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold onto funds meant for LG administrations.
Five weeks on, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume, set up the inter-ministerial committee to implement the verdict.
Disclosing this in a statement, the Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, said Akume would chair the committee.
The apex court consequently directed that LG allocations from the Federation Account should be paid directly to them henceforth, and not to state government coffers.
There are 774 local government areas in the country but the efficiency of the third tier of government has been hampered by the weight of some controlling
And overbearing governors who have been accused of mismanaging funds meant for the administration of local governments.
