By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria (MMWG) has enjoined the Federal Government and other stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of the Local Government autonomy planned to commence next month i.e. October 2024. According to the Media Watch Group, the call became necessary to prevent an infertile implementation and a “business as…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The immediate past chairman, Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Oyo State, Abass Aleshinloye, has said recent judgment of Supreme Court on local government autonomy will enhance people’s popular participation in democracy and development of grassroots economy. He described the judgment as long expected and needed tonic to the suffocating and…
By Adebayo Yusuf Three Public affairs analysts say the Supreme court’s judgment affirming financial autonomy for the 774 local government areas in the federation will enhance dividends of democracy. The Analysts, Mr Ayodeji Ajisope, Barrister Kunle Abimbola and Barrister Jubril Muhammed stated this while featuring on Pensioners FM Current Affairs programme, Voice of Liberation. Mr…
By Adebayo Yusuf The National President of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Comrade Ambali Olatunji has called on government at all levels and relevant stakeholders to support local government autonomy. Comrade Olatunji made this known while addressing newsmen at the southwest zonal headquarters of the union in Ibadan. Comrade Olatunji, who was represented…
By Michael Adeyemo The Head of Democratic and Good Governance Unit, Justice Development and Peace Commission, JDPC, Mr. Jide Bamgbose, says lack of local government autonomy have continued to stall development at the grassroots. Mr Bamgbose made this known while featuring on ‘Isejoba rere’ a Pensioners’ FM development agenda weekly programme of JDPC, Ibadan with…