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Supreme Court Ruling Will Be Able To Make The Poor Hold Local Leaders Accountable - Tinubu
Jul 11, 2024
Supreme Court Ruling Will Be Able To Make The Poor Hold Local Leaders Accountable - Tinubu ~ OsazuwaAkonedo #Allocations #Bola #Caretaker #Councils #Court #Supreme #Tinubu https://osazuwaakonedo.news/supreme-court-ruling-will-be-able-to-make-the-poor-hold-local-leaders-accountable-tinubu/11/07/2024/ #Breaking News Published: July 11th, 2024 Reshared: July 11, 2024 7:40 pm Nigeria President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that poor people can now hold their
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Nigeria president B Amo has said that
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poor people can now hold their local
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leaders accountable following the
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supreme court judgment on Thursday that
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prohibited state governments from
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dissolving democratically elected local
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government area councils and control the
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council's funds and allocations
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president suu in a press statement
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signed and made available few hours ago
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by the presidential spokesperson Ary
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said the CL in the will of progress for
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Nigeria advancement over the years has
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been effective local government
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Administration stating the grassroot
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governance is nearly absent in Nigeria
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the statement reads in quote president
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aable welcomes the decision of the
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Supreme Court of Nigeria affirming the
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spirit intent and purpose of the
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Constitution of the federal republic of
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Nigeria on the statutory rights of local
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governments the president states that a
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fundamental challenge to the nation's
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advancement over the years has been
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effective local government
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Administration as governance at the
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critical cellular level of
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sociopolitical configuration is nearly
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absent the president emphasizes that the
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hus is now on local Council leaders to
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ensure that the broad spectrum of
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Nigerians living at that level are
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satisfied that they are benefiting from
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people oriented Service delivery there
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youth home agenda is about the people of
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this country at all levels irrespective
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of Faith tribe gender political
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affiliation or any other artificial line
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to say exists between us this country
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belongs to all of us by virtue of this
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judgment our people especially the poor
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will be able to hold their local leaders
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to account for their actions and
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inactions what is sent to local
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government accounts will be known and
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services must now be provided without
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excuses my Administration instituted
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this suit because of our uning belief
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that our people must have relief and
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today's judgment will ensure that it
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will be only those local officials
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elected by the people that will control
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the resources of the people this
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judgment stands as a resembling
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affirmation that we can use legitimate
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means of redress to restructure our
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country and restructure our economy to
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make Nigeria a better place to live in
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and a far Society for all of our people
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president U States President U Notes
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that the provision of some essential
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amenities and public goods such as the
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construction and maintenance of certain
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roads streets Street lighting drains
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Parks Gardens open spaces and other
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residual responsibility including
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Community security has Ted o to the
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emasculation of local governments the
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president affirms that the decision of
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the Supreme Court to uphold the
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constitutional rights and EMS of local
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governments as regards Financial
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autonomy and other Salient principles is
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of historic significance and further
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reinforces the effort to enhance
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Nigeria's true Federal fabric for the
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development of the entire nation
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president sinu convened the Attorney
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General of the Federation and Minister
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of Justice Mr La f s for his diligence
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and patriotic effort on this important
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assignment the president states that his
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administration remains committed to
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protecting the principles of the chter
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governing citizens institutions of
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government arms and ter of government in
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furtherance of building and efficient
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and performance streaming governance
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system that works for every Nigerian we
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have reported that the Nigeria supreme
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court of justice has ruled that state
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governments have no power or authority
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to dissolve democratically elected local
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government area councils or set of Cal
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Committee in line with the spirit
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purpose and intent of the 1999 Nigeria
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Constitution the Supreme Court on
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Thursday also ruled that it is
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unconstitutional for state governments
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to control the funds or allocations of
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local government area councils stating
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that Federal allocations should be paid
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directly into local government area
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council's accounts putting an end to
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aent practice of council's allocations
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received through state governments the
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Judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel
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Adam on Thursday the fs Court declared
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that it is unconstitutional for state
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governments to withhold and utilize
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allocations meant for local government
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areas without transferring the funds to
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them as mandated by section 10623 of the
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Constitution the Supreme Court ruled
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that the federal government must pay
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funds allocated to local government
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directly to the respective local
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government areas which are to be managed
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by democratically elected officials a
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seven-man panel of the effects Court led
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by Justice govern passed the Judgment
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after hearing the case in which all the
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36 State Governors were me the
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defendants by the federal government
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last month the Supreme Court had
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reserved its judgments in a la brought
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by the Attorney General of the
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Federation and Minister of Justice La f
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s to call for local government's
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autonomy in the country the suit founded
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by far seeks full autonomy for the local
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government areas in the country the
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government asked the Apex Court to ban
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State Governors from arbitrarily
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dissolving democratically elected local
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government councils the Nigerian
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government also asked the epex court to
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stop the governors from maintaining
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joint accounts with local governments
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describing it as unlawful and in
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violation of the provisions of the
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Constitution the federal government also
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wants the Supreme Court to prohibit
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Governors from forming K committees to
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manage local governments in violation of
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the Constitution's recognized and
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protected democratic system the federal
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government also sought an injunction
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prohibiting Governors their agents and
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pries from receiving spending or tuning
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with funds released from the Federation
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account for the benefit of local
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governments in states without a
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democratically elected local government
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system according to the suit Nigeria as
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a federation was created by the 1999
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Constitution as amended with the
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president as held of the Federal
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Executive arm swearing on all to defend
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and give effect to sections of the
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Constitution the ethex court had earlier
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given 36 defendants seven days to file
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their defense and also giving the agf
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two days to file his reply upon receipt
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of the governor's defense the Supreme
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Court judgment delivered by Justice
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Emanuel aim on Thursday described the
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agent practice by Governors as a
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violation of the 1999 Constitution the
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Supreme Court there after B all state
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governors in Nigeria from dissolving
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democratically elected local government
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councils in the country the suit by the
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agf was on 27 grounds a careful analysis
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of the Supreme Court rulings indicated
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that the ethex court orders the federal
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government to H for withhold allocations
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to local governments governed by on
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elected officials appointed by the
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governor the E called B the federal
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government from further pay local
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governments allocation through the state
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government since the practice has been
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abused by Governors CL Watcher said that
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the 774 local government areas in the
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country always experience on democratic
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practices from state governments over
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the years according to them efficient
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governance at the level of the thir tier
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of government has been hamered by the
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overbearing influence of State Governors
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funds meant for local governments in the
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Federation accounts are paid monthly too
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them through their respective state
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governments but against expectations the
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governors of the States retain the funds
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in joint accounts in the respective
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States States and only release to the
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local governments what the wish the
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local governments in each state have no
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say in the use of the funds in the joint
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accounts controlled by the respective
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State Governors the close Watchers said
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the Office of the Attorney General of
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the Federation and Minister of Justice
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had instituted the suit at the Supreme
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Court seeking an order to better
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guarantee the independence of the local
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governments in the suit marked sccb 343
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2024 the federal government Ed the court
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to issue an order prohibiting State
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Governors from embarking on unilateral
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arbitrary and unlawful resolution of
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democratically elected local government
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leaders the plenti also prayed the
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Supreme Court to make an order
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permitting the fund standing in the
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credits of local governments to be
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directly channeled to them from the
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Federation account in line with the
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provisions of the Constitution as
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against the alleged unlawful joint
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accounts created by Governors immediate
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compliance ordered as the Supreme Court
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declared any action contrary in above as
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illegal and the breach of the
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Constitution of Nigeria meanwhile the
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conference of Nigerian political parties
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cmpp has commanded the Supreme Court of
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Nigeria for its Landmark judgment Baron
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State Governor from withholding funds
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meant for local government
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administrations a statement signed by
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the cnp's deputy National publicity
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secretary C James ASR notes that for far
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too long Governors have resoled the
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powers and resources of local
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governments stifling Grassroots
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development and perpetuating poverty
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this judgment marks a new do for local
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government autonomy and a significant
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blow to the impunity and recklessness of
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State governors in the last two decades
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the cmpp says this ruling as a
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significant step towards decentralizing
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power promoting Grassroots development
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and enhancing the overall quality of
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life for Nigerians we believe that this
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judgment will go a long way in
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addressing the issues of poverty
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equality and social injustice that have
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pled our nation for decades we urge all
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stakeholders to respect and implement
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this judgment and we demand that
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Governors who will let this ruling be
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prosecuted after leaving office it is
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time to hold our leaders accountable for
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their actions and ensure that the rule
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of law is upheld the cnpp calls on the
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federal government to ensure the
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immediate release of funds due to local
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governments directly to their respective
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accounts and to monitor their
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utilization to prevent further abuse new
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we also urge Civil Society organizations
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and the media to join us in holding
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Governors accountable for their actions
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this judgment is a testament to the
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power of the Judiciary in upholding the
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Constitution and protecting the rights
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of the people we commend the Supreme
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Court for its courage and commitment to
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Justice the cmpp calls on Governors who
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are yet to conduct local government
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elections to end the unconstitutional
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practice of appointing kica committees
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and immediately allow for the conduct of
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free fair and credible local government
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PS in the STS or forfeit the local
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government allocations until a
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democratically elected local government
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system is in place this ruling is a
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resounding victory for democracy
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National development and the Longs
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suffering people of Nigeria cnpp stated
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