BREAKING: Tinubu's Govt Drags 36 Governors to Supreme Court, Details Emerge
- The federal government has dragged the 36 state governors in the country to the Supreme Court over alleged misconduct of local government areas
- The attorney general of the federation and minister of justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, advocated full autonomy for LGAs
- Fagbemi urged the apex court to prohibit governors from unlawful dissolution of democratically elected local government chairman/chairperson
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FCT, Abuja - President Bola Tinubu-led federal government has dragged the 36 state governors of the federation to the Supreme Court.
The FG instituted the legal action against the governors over alleged misconduct in the administration of local government areas.
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The attorney general of the federation and minister of justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) filed the suit: SC/CV/343/2024, Vanguard reports.
Fagbemi, in the suit filed on behalf of the federal government, is seeking full autonomy for all LGAs in the country as the third tier of government.
The minister prayed the Supreme Court to prohibit governors from embarking on unilateral, arbitrary and unlawful dissolution of democratically elected local government chairman/chairperson.
According to the Nigerian Tribune, Fagbemi also requested that the Supreme Court allow funds allocated to local governments to be directly transferred to them from the federation account.
He also advocated for an order stopping governors from further constituting caretaker committees to run the affairs of local governments.
Fagbemi argued that it is against the constitutionally recognised and guaranteed democratic system.
Similarly, the justice minister prayed the court for an order of injunction, restraining the governors, their agents and privies, from tampering with funds released for the benefits of local governments.
Jonathan: LGA, councils deserve full autonomy
In a related development, Legit.ng reported that former president Goodluck Jonathan also declared his readiness to fight for full autonomy for the local councils in 2012.
Jonathan said no meaningful development could be achieved in the country if the councils were not vibrant and not allowed to function.
He said since the councils were the closest tier of government to the people, the rising wave of insecurity in the country would have been reduced if they were functioning well.
Proofreading by James Ojo Adakole, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.
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