Legislature, Judiciary: Presidential Committee Tasks State Governors On Autonomy - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 18, 2019
ThePresidential Implementation Committee on autonomy of state legislature and judiciaryhas tasked state governors on full implementation of autonomy for the two armsof government.
Thisis contained in a 12 point communique issued at the end a two-day retreat inAbuja on Friday.
Thecommunique was signed by the Attorney General of the Federation, AbubakarMalami, and Chairman of the committee, the Secretary, Ita Enang and 20 othermembers of the committee.
Thecommittee noted that following the assent by President Muhammadu Buhari to theConstitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Fourth Alteration) inJune 2018, granting financial autonomy to state legislatures and judiciary, itwas observed that it was honored more in breach than in compliance.
TheRetreat was attended by a cross section of stakeholders from the Legislature,Judiciary, Representatives of Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria, Representativesof Parliamentary Staff Union of Nigeria, Civil Society Organisations, amongothers.