News | Events | Digital PR | Advertising

Home News FG sues 36 State Governors, seeks full autonomy for Local Government Areas
News

FG sues 36 State Governors, seeks full autonomy for Local Government Areas

Share
Share

The Federal Government has filed a lawsuit against the Governors of the 36 States of the Federation at the Supreme Court over alleged misconduct in the administration of Local Government Areas, LGAs.

In the suit marked: SC/CV/343/2024, which was filed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, the government is seeking full autonomy for all LGAs in the country as the third tier of government.

It specifically prayed the apex court to issue an order, prohibiting state governors from embarking on unilateral, arbitrary and unlawful dissolution of democratically elected local government leaders.

As well as for an order permitting the funds standing in the credits of local governments to be directly channelled to them from the Federation Account in line with the provisions of the Constitution as against the alleged unlawful joint accounts created by governors.

It prayed the Supreme Court for an order, stopping governors from further constituting Caretaker Committees to run the affairs of local governments as against the Constitutionally recognized and guaranteed democratic system.

It equally applied for an order of injunction, restraining the governors, their agents and privies, from receiving, spending or tampering with funds released from the Federation Account for the benefits of local governments when no democratically elected local government system is put in place in the states.

 

In the 27 grounds it listed in support of the suit, the government argued that Nigeria, as a federation, was a creation of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, with the President, as Head of the Federal Executive Arm, swearing on oath to uphold and give effects to provisions of the Constitution.

The Federal Government has filed a lawsuit against the Governors of the 36 States of the Federation at the Supreme Court over alleged misconduct in the administration of Local Government Areas, LGAs.

In the suit marked: SC/CV/343/2024, which was filed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, the government is seeking full autonomy for all LGAs in the country as the third tier of government.

It specifically prayed the apex court to issue an order, prohibiting state governors from embarking on unilateral, arbitrary and unlawful dissolution of democratically elected local government leaders.

As well as for an order permitting the funds standing in the credits of local governments to be directly channelled to them from the Federation Account in line with the provisions of the Constitution as against the alleged unlawful joint accounts created by governors.

It prayed the Supreme Court for an order, stopping governors from further constituting Caretaker Committees to run the affairs of local governments as against the Constitutionally recognized and guaranteed democratic system.

It equally applied for an order of injunction, restraining the governors, their agents and privies, from receiving, spending or tampering with funds released from the Federation Account for the benefits of local governments when no democratically elected local government system is put in place in the states.

In the 27 grounds it listed in support of the suit, the government argued that Nigeria, as a federation, was a creation of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, with the President, as Head of the Federal Executive Arm, swearing on oath to uphold and give effects to provisions of the Constitution.

Share

Leave a comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related Articles
News

NCC Directs Banks to Deduct USSD Transaction Fees from Users’ Mobile Airtime starting from June 3

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a directive requiring deposit money...

FeaturesNews

Reno Omokri Refutes Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Denial of Past Sexual Harassment Allegation

Former presidential aide Reno Omokri has dismissed Nigerian Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s recent...

News

Oyo State Governor Welcomes Solidarity Walk by Federation of Oyo State Students Union (FOSSU)

Earlier today, the Oyo State Governor warmly received representatives of the Federation...

News

NYSC Begins Payment of Arrears to Corps Members

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has officially commenced the long-awaited payment...