President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has restated his administration’s commitment to ensuring that the Supreme Court’s judgment affirming the financial independence of local governments is implemented.
President Tinubu made the commitment on Friday night at the 15th National Executive Committee meeting of the All Progressives Congress, held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja.
Addressing the NEC members, comprising governors, National Working Committee members, and other party leaders, the President said failure by the governors to work in consonance with the Supreme Court’s judgment may force him to take other executive decisions
On July 11th, 2024, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the Federal Government’s suit seeking to enforce financial independence for local governments, a practice provided for in Section 162(5-8) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) but widely flouted by most state governments through joint accounts.
The seven-member panel of the apex court declared that it was unconstitutional for state governments to retain or manage funds meant for local councils.
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