The Supreme Court has barred governors from dissolving democratically elected Local Government (LG) councils in the country. The apex court, in a landmark judgement on Thursday, said doing so, would amount to a breach of the 1999 Constitution. In the suit filed by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), the Federal Government sought an order preventing the governors from arbitrarily dissolving democratically elected councils. The suit by the AGF was on 27 grounds. ALSO READ [JUST IN] S’Court declares govs’ hold on LG funds unconstitutional The 36 state governors, defendants in the suit, opposed the AGF for instituting the…
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Justice Agim directed that allocations from the Federation Account should be paid directly to local government councils, bypassing state government coffers. He pointed out that the governors’ retention of these funds has hindered the local government’s activities.
CISLAC noted that “despite the enactment of the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act in 2018, implementation has been hampered by inadequate funding. Over 30 million Nigerians with disabilities lack access to essential services such as education, healthcare, employment, and accessible infrastructure.”
He ordered immediate compliance with the judgment, stating that no state government should be paid monies meant for Local Governments.
The court found Nigeria in breach of Articles 1, 4, 6, 9, 10, and 11 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, specifically on the right to life, security of person, freedom of expression, assembly and association, prohibition of torture, the duty of the state to investigate, and the right to effective remedy.
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced that his administration has begun preparing the 2025 budget, which will be presented soon. This announcement comes despite calls from the Martin Amaewhule-led faction of the Assembly for him to resubmit the 2024 budget proposal. Governor Fubara made this statement while addressing a delegation from Etche and Omuma local government areas, who paid him a solidarity visit at the Government House in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. He urged the people to ignore the calls by the Amaewhule group, labelling them as illegitimate. ALSO READ Pro-Fubara, Wike lawmakers hold parallel sittings The Governor mentioned…
“The President has directed that all projects that require additional funding, especially, major projects of the Ministry of Works be looked at once again so that there will be further deliberations on that at the next council meeting.”
The Sokoto Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Services (NCS), on Wednesday, auctioned to the general public, 55,164 litres of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), seized from smugglers. ASHENEWS recalls that recently, the Command the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi directed the command to auction 11,270 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and also seized operatives of Operation Whirlwind from smugglers. Leading the auction, the Area Comptroller, Kamal Muhammed said, “Due to the intensified clamp down of smugglers of petroleum product, the service made a seizure of 55,164 litres of PMS with a duty paid value (DPV) of N38,669,964.00…
The Sultan of Sokoto and Chairman of the National Traditional Rulers Council of Nigeria (NTRCN), Muhammad Abubakar, has congratulated the new Olubadan of Ibadan Land, Oba Owolabi Olakunlehin, on his coronation and presentation of the Staff of Office by the Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, on Friday, July 12, 2024. Sultan Abubakar, who also serves as President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), acknowledged Ibadan as a historically significant kingdom of warriors and hospitable people. He emphasized the importance of successive royal leadership in maintaining the kingdom’s growth and development and expressed his conviction…
The Supreme Court is set to deliver its judgment tomorrow, Thursday, July 11, in the case of local government autonomy, filed by the Federal Government seeking full autonomy for the 774 local governments in Nigeria against the 36 state governors. According to a document from the apex court, all parties involved have been notified through their respective lawyers about the impending judgment. The notice of judgment delivery was served to the Federal Government through the office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice at the Federal Ministry of Justice in Abuja. Justice Garba Mohammed Lawal had,…