Pan-Yoruba socio-political association, Afenifere and the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide have disagreed over the Supreme Court judgment that granted total financial autonomy to local governments in Nigeria.
This is coming after the Supreme Court declared that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated for local government administrations, adding that, a state government has no power to appoint a caretaker committee, while, a local government council is only recognizable with a democratically elected government.
Meanwhile, Afenifere, in a statement by the National Public Secretary, Chief Ayo Adebanjo and Prince Justice Faloye, described the apex court’s judgment as a mere judicial conspiracy in cahoots with President Tinubu administration against the Nigerian state and its foundational principles of federalism.
However, the National Publicity Secretary of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Alex Ogbonnia, said the judgment will enhance development across the country, stressing that, Ohanaeze was interested in grassroots development.
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