Aluta News Mr Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday, threw his weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s efforts to actualise local government autonomy. Wike disclosed this at the inauguration of the upgrading of War College/Army Checkpoint Road and other ancillary roads in Ushafa, Bwari Area Council,Continue Reading
Aluta News Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has called on states to focus more on productive activities that can boost internally generated revenues. Makinde, mad the call while reacting to the Supreme Court judgment that granted financial autonomy to local governments. The governor, while receiving the National President ofContinue Reading
Aluta News Stakeholders in Kaduna, Kano and Katsina States said Thursday’s judgment of the Supreme Court on the autonomy of the 774 LGAs was a huge victory for democracy. A cross-section of these elated critical stakeholders in the country’s LG system spoke in separate interviews with the Correspondents of theContinue Reading
Aluta News Sen. Godswill Akpabio, President of the Senate, Alhaji Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Mr Lateef Fagbemi, Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, have applauded the Supreme Court judgment granting autonomy to local governments in the country. The legislators and theContinue Reading
June 2, 2024 A civil rights activist and social critic, Sen. Shehu Sani, says local government autonomy is the only way to strengthen governance at the grassroots and save council areas from paralysis. Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly and served as Chairman, Senate Committee onContinue Reading
May 30, 2024 The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed June 13 to hear a suit filled by the Federal Fovernment against the 36 state governors over alleged misconduct in the handling of local government affairs Justice Garba Lawal fixed the date while ruling in an application for abridgment of timeContinue Reading
By Aluta News March 6, 2024 The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), has promised to intensify efforts to ensure that the National Assembly grant autonomy to Local Government Councils in the country. The Director-General, NILDS, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman said this at the closing of a two-day capacityContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 12, 2022 The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Bauchi state chapter, has lauded Gov. Bala Mohammed for signing a bill into law giving the legislature and judiciary financial autonomy. This is contained in a statement signed by the state Chairman, Mr Jubrin Sa’id in Bauchi on Friday.Continue Reading
By Aluta News April 03, 2022 Mr Olatunji Ambali, the National President, Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), has called on Nigerians not to vote for those state governors opposing local government autonomy. Ambali made the call in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of the ongoing ConferenceContinue Reading
By Aluta News Dec. 02, 2021 The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employee (NULGE) and a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Social Action, have urged the National Assembly to expunge the aspect of the constitution limiting local government autonomy. Comrade Ambali Olatunji, the President of NULGE said this at a rallyContinue Reading
