The Lagos State House of Assembly has invited the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Lawal Pedro, to appear before it and explain the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy.
Eromosele Ebhomele, Chief Press Secretary to Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, said the lawmakers believe that there is the need for a better understanding of the decision of the apex court in relation to some provisions in the Constitution of the country.
A seven-man panel of the Supreme Court had declared on Thursday that the 774 local government councils in the country should receive their funds directly from the Federal Government as well as manage such funds themselves being a tier of government.
The court further declared that allocations to local government councils run by caretaker committees were illegal.
Ruling after a voice vote by lawmakers at plenary on Thursday, the Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, ruled: “There is a need for us to seek clarification and understanding of this judgment. It will be good to invite the Attorney-General to brief us and give his understanding so that we do not run foul of the judgment.”
