We Can Deal With Our Own Situation – Oyo Gov Makinde Rejects Supreme Court Ruling On Local Govt Autonomy, Calls Emergency Meeting
9 months ago1156 min
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has stated that a lacuna has been created between the Supreme Court judgement granting autonomy to local government councils and the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Supreme Court had declared it unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated for local government administrations. The court further declared that a state government has no power to appoint a caretaker committee and a local government council is...