Federal Government has inaugurated a 10-man inter-ministerial committee

to enforce the Supreme Court judgement on Local Government autonomy.

This is coming after the Supreme Court, on 11th July, granted autonomy to

Local Governments across the country.

The seven-man panel, in a judgement delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim,

declared that the 774 Local Government Councils in the country should

manage their funds also held that governmental power is divided into three

arms: the federal, the state, and the local government.

A statement by the Director of Information and Public Relations at the Office

of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen said,

the FG has set up a committee for the implementation of the judgment,

while, Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume, would

lead the committee.

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, the

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, the Minister of

Budget and Economic Planning, and the Accountant General of the

Federation are members of the committee, and others, adding that the

objective of the committee is to ensure that Local Governments in the

country enjoy their autonomy.