The Federal Government has established a 10-member committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to Local Governments in Nigeria, delivered on July 11, 2024.
This was disclosed by Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information & Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, on Tuesday in Abuja.
According to Imohiosen, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, will chair the Inter-Ministerial Committee.
The committee’s members include:
– Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy
– Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice
– Minister of Budget and Economic Planning
– Accountant General of the Federation
– Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
– Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance
– Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission
– Representative of State Governors
– Representative of Local Governments
Imohiosen stated: “The committee’s primary goal is to ensure that local governments are granted full autonomy, allowing them to function effectively without interference from state governments.”
The statement added: “This move is in line with President Bola Tinubu’s efforts to give appropriate implementation to the provisions of the Constitution, which recognizes local governments as the third tier of government.”