The Supreme Court’s ruling on the autonomy of local government allocations, according to former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, will lessen the authority of state governors as monarchs.
Moghalu said that the Supreme Court’s decision was correct and that Nigeria should support local government if it hopes to grow.
He revealed this on his X page through several postings.
According to Noghalu: “The @SupremeCourtNg decision in favour of full autonomy (including direct financial allocation to LGs without passing through state Governors) is a correct one that accords with the Constitution of Nigeria in its present form.
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“Local governments and local governance (and their accountability!) should be encouraged if we are to have any hope of development, and will become the next battleground. But it will empower the citizens of Nigeria in the context of democratic governance and reduce the reign of state Governors as “emperors”.
“All of this, however, does not address the core issues of federalism, which in general means two levels of sovereignty- central and sub-national, with sub-nationals (states or regions) creating local governments. Our “Third Tier” LGAs were created by fiat via military decree!
“India is the only major federal state I know where LGs are a constitutional third tier of government. These issues should be addressed in an organized national dialogue and negotiations on a new constitution for Nigeria.”
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