The Federal Government of Nigeria has said it is facing challenges implementing the ruling on local government financial autonomy due to the concerns over its impact on salary payments and operational viability
The Government said it was yet to commence direct payment to the respective LGs due to some “practical impediments” however, added that a committee had been set up by the FG to look at the practicability of the recent supreme court judgment. It was gathered on Monday that the “practical impediments” were creating challenges for the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment on LG autonomy.
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, who raised concerns over the judgment, called for a homegrown solution to ensure the people did not suffer.
The law is the law, and when there is a conflict, yes, we should go to the court. But it behoves us to look for our own homegrown solutions that can ensure that we have transparency and that our people do not suffer. This is because when two elephants are fighting, it is the grass that will suffer,” Makinde was quoted to have said.
