Tag: LG Autonomy
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LG Autonomy: Supreme Court to deliver judgment July 11
Supreme Court will deliver its judgment tomorrow, Thursday, July 11, in the case filed by the Federal Government against the 36 state governors, seeking full autonomy for the 774 local governments in
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LG autonomy: FG erred dragging states to court – Okupe
Former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council , Dr Doyin Okupe, has faulted Federal Government’s on its court case against states over local government autonomy. Okupe, a former Presidential spokesperson ,expressed the position in an interview with NAN on Sunday in Lagos
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BREAKING! LG Autonomy: Supreme Court reserves judgment over dispute
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment in the suit filed for the Federal Government by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) against States in relation to the dispute over the autonomy of Local Governments in the country. A seven-member panel, presided over by Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba, said a date for the judgment…
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LGs full autonomy will further improverish downtrodden – Kwara Govt.
The Kwara State Government has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the suit filed by the Federal Government seeking full autonomy for the 774 Local Government (LG) Councils in the country. In a legal process filed at the apex court, the state contended that
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I’m not opposed to LG autonomy – Yobe gov, Buni
Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has said that his stance has showned he was not opposed to the idea on local government autonomy across the country. Buni disclosed this after casting his vote in the local government election at his polling unit in Buni Gari on Saturday.
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On FGN and local councils – By Prof G. G. Darah
It is laughable that the federal government has sued the States over the administration and control of local government areas (LGAs).
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LG autonomy: Tinubu took Lagos to court in error – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the President Bola Tinubu-led administration took the State to court over local government autonomy in error.
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BREAKING: States reject LG autonomy as NASS sends 35 constitutional bills to Buhari for assent
Local Government autonomy has suffered a major setback in the amendment of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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Obasanjo blasts governors against LG autonomy
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said some state governments in the country are using joint account to incapacitate and steal local governments’ funds. Obasanjo also accused the state governments that were opposed to local government autonomy of being responsible for this financial incapacitation of the local governments. The former President spoke on Monday while playing…