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Supreme Court Declares It’s Unconstitutional For Governors To Hold LG Funds

Lekan Shobo ShobowaleBy Lekan Shobo ShobowaleJuly 11, 20241 Min Read
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Supreme Court Declares It’s Unconstitutional For Governors To Hold LG Funds

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 two decades.

He said local governments has since stopped receiving the money meant for them from the state governors who act in their stead.

Justice Agim noted that the 774 local government councils in the country should manage their funds themselves.

He dismissed the preliminary objections of the defendants (state governors).

In the suit filed by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, the Federal Government sought an order preventing the governors from arbitrarily dissolving democratically elected councils.

The apex court consequently directed that Local Government allocation from the Federation Account should be paid directly to them henceforth.

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