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Apex court upholds financial autonomy of nation’s 774 Local Government Areas

by Lancelot Agada
July 11, 2024
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The Supreme Court has, today, delivered judgment in the case brought to it against the 36 state governors by  President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

The court barred the 36 governors of the federation from further retaining or using funds meant for the 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs)—ruling it is illegal and unconstitutional for governors to continue to receive and seize funds allocated to LGAs in their states.

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It maintained that the “dubious practice” which has gone on for over two decades, was a clear violation of Section 162 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.

In its lead judgement that was delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the apex court held that no House of Assembly of any state has the power to make laws that could, in any manner, interfere with monies meant for the LGAs.

Stressing that the law mandated that LGAs must be governed by democratically elected officials, the Supreme Court ordered that forthwith, funds meant for the LGAs must be directly paid to them from the federation account.

“Demands of justice require a progressive interpretation of the law. It is the position of this court that the federation can pay LGA allocations to the LGAs directly or pay them through the states.

“In this case, since paying them through states has not worked, justice of this case demands that LGA allocations from the federation account should henceforth be paid directly to the LGAs,” the apex court held.

The court declared unconstitutional the appointment of caretaker committees by governors to run the affairs of the LGAs.

The judgement followed a suit the federal government filed to secure financial autonomy for the LGAs. Earlier, the court dismissed preliminary objections the state governors filed to challenge the competence of the suit.

The Supreme Court Ruling Highlights

  1. The court held that it is illegal for Governors to dissolve democratically elected Local Governments.
  2. It orders the Federal Government to henceforth withhold allocations to Local Governments governed by unelected officials appointed by the Governor.
  3. The apex court barred the Federal Government from further paying LG allocations through the State Governments since the practice has been abused by Governors.
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