SGF To Chair 10-Man Committee To Enforce Supreme Court’s Judgement On LG Autonomy

By Chibuike Nwabuko

ABUJA FCT – The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has been appointed the chairman of the 10-man Inter-Ministerial Committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgement delivered on 11th July, 2024 granting financial autonomy to Local Governments in Nigeria.

According to the statement signed by the Director, Information & Public Relations, Segun Imohiosen released on the official X account of Minister of Information and National Orientation on Tuesday, the members of the committee are as follows:

1. Secretary to the Government of the Federation – Chairman
2. Hon. Minister of Finance & Coordinating Minister of the Economy -Member
3. Attorney General of the Federation & Minister of Justice – Member
4. Hon. 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 Governments

The committee’s primary goal is to ensure that local governments are granted full autonomy, allowing them to function effectively without interference from state governments.

Precise Post recalls that this move is in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s efforts to give appropriate implementation to the provisions of the Constitution, which recognizes local governments as the third tier of government.