The Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold onto funds meant for local government (LG) councils in the country.
In what has been described as a landmark judgment, read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the apex court observed that the refusal of state government on financial autonomy for local governments is unconstitutional and has gone on for too long.
Issues determined by the apex court include:
- Allocations are to be paid directly to Local Government Councils immediately ~Supreme Court.
- The Section of the Constitution for joint allocations automatically got deleted without the NASS Amendment .
- The appointment of Caretaker committees is illegal and unconstitutional. No governor has any powers to appoint any CTC ~Supreme Court.
- State governors have constituted themselves as dangerous species to the development of democracy.
- This is coming even as there are reports of uneasy calm amongst Governors, who sources say may be meeting very soon to review the implications of the judgment.
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