LGA autonomy: FG names Edun, Cardoso in committee to enforce Supreme Court judgement on
The federal government has appointed a 10-man inter-ministerial committee comprising of the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, Governor of the Central Bank, Olayemi Cardoso and eight others to enforce the supreme court judgement on local government autonomy delivered in July 2024.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, CON, has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee to enforce the apex court’s judgement.
The committee’s primary objective is to ensure that local governments are granted full autonomy, enabling them to operate effectively without state government interference.
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Members of the committee are;
The move to implement the rule of the apex court stems from a ruling by the court in July where it granted full financial autonomy to the 774 local government areas in the country.
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