The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgment of July 11, 2024 granting financial autonomy to local government councils in the country.
Mr. Segun Imohiosen, the Director of Information in the Office of the SGF disclosed this through a statement late Wednesday.
Members of the committee are:
1. Secretary to the Government of the Federation – Chairman
2. Minister of Finance & Coordinating Minister of the Economy -Member
3. Attorney General of the Federation & Minister of Justice – Member
4. Minister of Budget & Economic Planning
5. Accountant General of the Federation
6. Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria
7. Permanent Secretary (Federal Ministry of Finance)
8. Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation & Fiscal Commission
9. Representative of State governors
10. Representative of local government councils
The committee’s primary goal is to ensure that local government councils are granted full autonomy, allowing them to function effectively without interference from State governments.
The move, Akume said, is in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, @officialABAT efforts to give appropriate implementation to the provisions of the Constitution, which recognizes local governments as the third tier of government.