Supreme Court delivers judgement on local government autonomy

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold onto funds meant for Local Government (LG) administrations. In its lead judgement read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the apex court observed that the refusal of state government on financial autonomy for local governments has gone on for over [...]The post Supreme Court delivers judgement on local government autonomy appeared first on National Daily Newspaper.

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