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Nigeria Supreme Court of Justice has ruled
that state governments have no power or authority

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to dissolve democratically elected local government Area
councils for sets of CATICA committee in line

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with the spirit, purpose and intent
of the nineteen ninety nine Nigeria Constitution.

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The Supreme Court on Thursday also routed
that it is on constitutional for state governments

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to control the funds or allocations of
local government area councils, stating that federal

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allocations should be paid directly into local
government area councils accounts, putting an end

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to hlual practice of councils allocations received
through state governments. The judgments delivered by

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Justice Emmanuel Agem on Thursday, the
EPETS Court declared that it is on constitutional

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for state governments to withhold and utilize
allocations men for local government areas without transferring

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the funds to them, as mandated
by Section one hundred and sixty two three

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of the Constitution. The Supreme Court
rooms that the federal government must pay funds

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allocated to local governments directly to the
respective local government areas which are to be

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managed by democratically elected officials. A
seventy one panel of the Effets Court,

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led by Justice Governor, will pass
the judgment after hearing the case in which

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all the thirty six state governors were
met the defendants by the federal govern government.

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Last month, the Supreme Court had
resolved its judgment in the lawsuit brought

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by the Artemy General of the Federation
and Minister of Justice Lative Family Sam to

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call for local government’s autonomy in the
country. The suits filed by Family seeks

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full autonomy for the local government areas
in the country. The government asked the

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Epets courts to brunstead governors from arbitrary
dissolving democratically elected local government councils. The

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Nigerian government also asked the Eports courts
to stop the governors from maintenaling joint accounts

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with local governments, describing it as
unlawful and invalulation of the provisions of the

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Constitution. The federal government also wants
the Supreme Courts to prohibit governors from foreign

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Cetica committees to manage local governments in
valulation of the constitutions recognized and protected democratic

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system. The federal government also sought
an injunction prohibiting governors, their agents and

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previous from receiving spending or telfram with
funds released from the federational accounts for the

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benefit of local governments in states without
the democratically elected local government system. According

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to the suit, Nigeria as a
federation was created by the nineteen ninety nine

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Constitution as amended with the President as
held of the Federal Executive arm swallowing on

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all to defend and give effect receptions
of the Constitution. The Epests Court had

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earlier giving thirty six the findlands seven
days to fund their defense and also giving

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the ag F two days to find
his reply or congresipts of the governor’s defense.

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The Supreme Court judgment delivered by Justice
Emmanuel Ajev on Thursday, described the

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agual practice by governors as a violation
of the nineteen ninety nine Constitution. The

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Supreme Court thereafter abound all state governors
in Nigeria from dissolvegn democratically elected local government

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councils in the country. The suits
by the ag F was on twenty seven

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grounds. A careful analysis of the
Supreme Court rulings indicated that the Epests Court

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orders the Federal government to henceforth with
honed allocations to local governments governed by all

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elected officials appointed by the governor.
The efforts Court barred the federal government from

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former paid local government allocations to the
state governments since the practice has been abused

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by governors. Claus Watchers said that
the several hundred and seventy four local government

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areas in the country always experienced on
democratic practices from state governments over the years.

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According to them, official governance at
the level of the third tier of

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governments has been hampered by the overvearian
influence of state governors. Fundsman for local

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governments in the Federational Accounts are paid
monthly to them through their respective state governments,

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but against expectations, the governors of
the states retained the funds in joint

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accounts in the respective states and only
released to the local governments with the wish.

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The local governments in each state have
no say in the use of the

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funds in the joint accounts controlled by
the respective state governors. The close Watchers

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said the Office of the Attorney General
of the Federational and Minister of Justice had

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instituted the suit at the Supreme Court
seeking an powder to better guarantee the independence

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of the local governments in the suit
mark sc. Sidney three hundred and forty

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three twenty twenty fourth, the federal
government arched the court to issue another prohibiting

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state governors from embarking on unilateral,
arbitrary and unlawful dissolution of democratically elected local

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government leaders. The plans have also
prayed the Supreme Court to make and other

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permitted the funds standing in the credits
of local governments to be directly channeled to

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them from the federational accounts aligned with
the provisions of the Constitution, as against

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the alleged on lawful journ accounts created
by governors. Immediate compliance ordered as the

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Supreme Court declaned any action contrary in
above as illegal and the breach of the

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Constitution of Nigeria. Meanwhile, the
Conference of Nigeria Political Parties c NPP has

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commanded the Supreme Court of Nigeria for
its landmark judgment balan state governors from withholding

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francement for local government administrations. A
statment signed by the cnpp’s Deputy National Publicity

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Secretary gomerand gems As above notes that
for far too long, governors have usolved

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the powers and resources of local governments
stifling grossroots development and perpetuating proverty. This

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judgment marks a new non for local
government autonomy and the significant below to the

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impunity and recklessness of state governors in
the last two decades. The cy nppieces

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this ruling us a significant style towards
the centralizing power, promoting grassroots development and

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enhancing the overall quality of life for
Nigerians. We believe that this judgments will

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go a long way in addressing the
issues of proverty, equality and social injustice

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that have planned our nation for decades. We arch all stuckholders to respect and

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implement this judgment, and we demand
that governors who will leave this ruling be

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prosecuted after leaving office. It is
time to hone our leaders accountable for their

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actions and ensure that the rule of
law is upheld. The cy MPP calls

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on the federal government to ensure the
immediate release of funds due to local governments

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directly to their respective accounts, and
to monitor their organization to prevent further abuse.

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We also old civil society organizations and
the media to join us in holding

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governors accountable for their actions. This
judgment is a testament to the power of

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the Judiciary in upholding the Constitution and
protecting the rights of the people. We

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command the Supreme Court for its courage
and commitment to justice. The c MPP

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calls on governors who aregainst to convert
local government elections to end the un constitutional

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practice of appointing carec CO committees and
immediately allow for the conduct of free,

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fair and credible local government polls,
industrates or forfit the local government allocations until

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the democratically elected local government system is
in place. This ruling is a resounding

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military for democracy, national development and
the long suffering people of Nigeria. Ce

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MPP stateted Grey Bring me the mortgage
is nowhere.