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Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by Advocatesam(f): 12:42pm |
JUDGMENT ON LG "AUTONOMY" NOT YET UHURU. At best, it's pyrrhic victory, if I may say. Though am yet to read the full text of the judgement, but going by the brief summary of what one is reading in the media, this judgement may not stand the test of time. Not yet Uhuru! 1. Their Lordships of the Supreme Court, have neglected to take a cursory look at the provisions of Section 162 (5) and (6) making clear and unambiguous provisions that the LGs allocations will first go to the states and again, creating the Joint Allocation account, between the states and the LGs. Can we say the Supreme Court has, by this judgement, nullified or expunged this constitutional provisions by fiat? 2. The governors are the greatest obstacles to rapid development in the 774 LGs since the inception of this democratic experiment. I forsee them going back to the Supreme Court for a clear judicial interpretation of section 162 (5) and (6). And again, in the interim, I still forsee them finding a political succour to the issue at hand, kind of hoodwink the LG chairmen into submitting the funds in an arrangement that will never be clear to anyone. 3. My suggested panacea to the imbroglio: let there be a constitutional amendment that will expunge section 162 (5) and (6) and also section 197(1) of the 1999 constitution providing for States Independent Electoral Commissions. If this is achieved, then we can be talking of true autonomy for the LGs. 1 Like |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by PointZerom: 12:43pm |
anonymous1759: Always ranting like Ebin pawa offspring. Anu mpama. |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by abah52: 12:44pm |
Odidigboigbo: Exactly my thoughts |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by PointZerom: 12:44pm |
Jonjam269: You now agree that Tinubu has caged the judiciary. Anu ohia. |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by Ayk8: 12:45pm |
Allee90: if you bring 10 most righteous leaders to form ONE NIGERIAN PRESIDENT and this can't be implemented, there can't be even development. This is because, local government is more important to the PEOPLE than federal government. This is the way forward. When the people begin to squeeze the neck of the LGA chairmen, the ELECTED chairmen will do the same to their governors which I believe gave birth to this ongoing transition. |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by bixton(m): 12:46pm |
Odidigboigbo: Your comment just shows you've not actually been following up the processes. Please do well to search Google for it also from other links. The below ia just the few. Thanks. https://authorityngr.com/2024/01/29/inec-empowered-to-conduct-elections-in-local-govts-as-national-assembly-grants-them-autonomy/ https://thestreetjournal.org/national-assembly-grants-autonomy-to-local-councils-amends-constitution-for-electoral-reforms/ 1 Like |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by Fujiyama: 12:47pm |
Time will tell... |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by Benmsu: 12:49pm |
Gradually the powers of the demigods called governors is being reduced. 4 Likes |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by bixton(m): 12:52pm |
Odidigboigbo: This is likely possible but it will not last long. You do know even successors of predecessors of governors go against agreements. Even if the governors using the council members to impeach the chairman, still it will not last long. There will be a time when majority will stand their ground. Remember LG chairman are not on pension like governors, so there will be a resistance. 1 Like |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by Kog45(m): 12:53pm |
Good decision,now to see highly intelligent people contesting for LG election not all these riffraff LG officials. 2 Likes |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by Phantom233: 12:53pm |
Isaiah 7:7 So Long as the nigerian factor is involved this judgement is audio 🙄 |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by dododawa1: 12:56pm |
Only good news on nairaland Today |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by senatordave1(m): 12:57pm |
Odidigboigbo: APC should win ughelli, Ethiope,isoko south |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by senatordave1(m): 12:58pm |
Blue3k: Exactly.in essence,section 162 sub 6 is deleted |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by gabicon: 12:58pm |
SamuelOamen: This will severely weaken the governors. 1 Like |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by Lifemanage: 12:59pm |
Yankee101:For where? All local government chairman are thieves too... |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by mufadem2012: 1:01pm |
This is a great achievement to the masses 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by sparko1(m): 1:02pm |
ddippset: Yeah, you forget the percentage. Federal get 52%, normally the states get the rest 47% hence enough money, now state get 26 percent and local government get 20.8 or so, that is about 45 percent of what they usually get will be withheld by federal lol, you still think there is enough money. |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by anonymous1759(m): 1:03pm |
PointZerom:
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Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by commoditiesnig: 1:03pm |
SamuelOamen:Very good and commendable. Victory for democracy |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by Ojuntana: 1:05pm |
Fiscus105:According to who? This is a slap on the constitution. The words of the constitution have literal meaning as long as they are not ambigous. There is no ambiguity in that section of the constitution |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by LCling: 1:06pm |
Very positive from bulaba... I'm happy. I'm sure Obi would have done same and more. Nice one remove state inec too .only one inec should be |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by Ojuntana: 1:06pm |
Blue3k:Where is the court getting the power to legislate from the bench? |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by sparko1(m): 1:06pm |
Okoroawusa: Yeah but only one state try to disobey the president, you can believe what you want but, this law is meant to cripple state governor simple as ABC. |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by CaptainFM1: 1:08pm |
Ebubu2: Local government election is conducted by the state not by INEC. |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by OkoYibo: 1:09pm |
Advocatesam: When you have read the full judgment, you can give an informed opinion. What is here are mere guesses founded on conjectures. |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by Mcreloaded(m): 1:13pm |
The debts owed by these state governors will be shared between the LG and State or only the state will bear the debt. Just asking for a friend who is a governor and has borrowed billions |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by Ebubu2: 1:18pm |
vanitybutiwanti:LG Chairman. |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by sagitariusbaby(m): 1:19pm |
Bobby4090:it actually favours Fubara, the erstwhile chairmen have completed their tenure and Fubara has fixed date to elect new administrators. So he is winning even with this judgment. |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by MEGAWATCH: 1:21pm |
muykem: We are not the useless Tinubu government supporters from the west who has always been used as a sacrificial lamb. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 1 Share
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Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by sagitariusbaby(m): 1:21pm |
heniford2:how please? Their tenure has ended not that Fubara removed them, it was they that even wanted to go against the constitution by extending their own tenure. |
Re: Supreme Court Bars FG From Paying Allocations To LGs With Unelected Officials by Fiscus105(m): 1:22pm |
Ojuntana: Ok ooo, keep on ranting, maybe you would head the panel that would reveiw the constitution, even in America, judges still pronounces according to their own wisdom, in paradging shift from letter of constitution. |
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