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    Home » George Akume Leads Task Force To Ensure Local Governments Get Financial Autonomy
    2 Mins ReadAugust 20, 2024

    George Akume Leads Task Force To Ensure Local Governments Get Financial Autonomy

    By Samuel AkpenpuunAugust 20, 2024No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, represented by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, inaugurates 10-Man Inter-Ministerial Committee to Enforce Supreme Court Judgement on Local Government Autonomy on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 in Abuja.
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    The Federal Government has inaugurated a 10-member committee to enforce the recent Supreme Court ruling that granted financial autonomy to local governments in Nigeria.

    On July 11, the apex court declared that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold onto funds meant for LG administrations.

    Five weeks on, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, set up the inter-ministerial committee to implement the verdict.

    Disclosing this in a statement on Tuesday, the Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, said Akume would chair the committee.

    Other members joining Akume are the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy; Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice – Member; Minister of Budget and Economic Planning; Accountant General of the Federation; Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria CBN; Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance; Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission; Representative of State Governors; and, Representative of Local Governments.

    “The committee’s primary goal is to ensure that local governments are granted full autonomy, allowing them to function effectively without interference from state governments,” he said.

    “This move is in line with President Bola Tinubu’s efforts to give appropriate implementation to the provisions of the Constitution, which recognizes local governments as the third tier of government.”

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