Kingsley Moghalu, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has applauded the latest Supreme Court ruling that gives local governments complete autonomy and guarantees direct cash distributions without state governor intervention.
Moghalu characterised the Supreme Court’s ruling as a just ruling that is consistent with the Nigerian Constitution of today in a number of posts on his X handle.
He stressed that empowering local governments will reduce the overbearing control exercised by state governors and be essential to the nation’s prosperity.
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Moghalu stated, “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.
“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!
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“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,” he added.
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