The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, CON, has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgement delivered on 11th July, 2024 granting financial autonomy to Local Governments in Nigeria......Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>
The members of the committee are as follows:
Secretary to the Government of the Federation – Chairman
Hon. Minister of Finance & Coordinating Minister of the Economy -Member
Attorney General of the Federation & Minister of Justice – Member
Hon. Minister of Budget & Economic Planning
Accountant General of the Federation
Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria
Permanent Secretary (Federal Ministry of Finance)
Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation & Fiscal Commission
Representative of State Governors
Representative of Local Governments
The committee’s primary goal is to ensure that local governments are granted full autonomy, allowing them to function effectively without interference from state governments.
This move is in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, @officialABAT
GCFR efforts to give appropriate implementation to the provisions of the Constitution, which recognizes local governments as the third tier of government.
