Breaking: Tinubu drops bombshell for 36 governors, speaks on LG autonomy

• President Bola Tinubu has threatened to invoke the energy of the govt. mumble of the presidency in granting monetary autonomy to local governments in Nigeria
• The president issued the threat while speaking on the 15th APC NEC meeting on the say home in Abuja on Friday, December 19
• President Tinubu known as on the governors to implement local executive autonomy while telling them what he would set up in the event that they did no longer set up so

President Bola Tinubu has threatened the governors of the 36 states in Nigeria that he could perhaps perhaps possibly be forced to utter an govt mumble to implement a snarl allocation to local executive, must still they fail to stay with the most up-to-date ruling of the Supreme Court docket that affirmed monetary autonomy for the third tier of executive.

The president issued the threat while speaking on the 15th National Govt Committee meeting of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on the Assert Dwelling Convention Centre in Abuja on Friday, December 19.

Tinubu to governors: Govt mumble forthcoming

In a covert and stern commentary about governors withholding the statutory allocations of the local governments, President Tinubu warned that failure to conform with the Supreme Court docket ruling could perhaps perhaps possibly power him to utter an govt mumble to straight ship the funds to the council accounts from the Federation Account Allocation Committee.

In his address to the NEC contributors, which integrated the governors, contributors of the National Working Committee and other APC leaders, the president acknowledged:

“The Supreme Court docket has capped it for you all once more, asserting, ‘give them their money straight.’ In the event you sit up for my Govt Account for, because I own the knife, I own the yam, I will cut it.”

Nigerians react as Tinubu threatens governors

Alternatively, the video of the president’s address has began producing reactions from some Nigerians. Below are some of their reactions:

Fisayo Ademuwagun commended the president:

“I like how President Tinubu is handling this. Local government autonomy will happen whether governors like it or not. Now the next thing is state police — grassroots security can’t wait any longer.”

Babajide Blunt commended the president:

“Interesting. My worry is who will be assessing them? Who assesses their projects and the quality of delivery? What is the laid-down penalty for misappropriation? Effective local government administration is key to rapid development, especially in interiors-from infrastructure to security, but who will be assessing or supervising them?”

Dabs remarked:

“Tinubu just put governors on notice. LG funds about to bypass state pockets? Game changer?”

Kelly projected governors battling reduction:

“But we know the pushback will be fierce, governors won’t give up that control easily, legal battles incoming, political horse trading.”

Adebanji backed Tinubu:

“This is a strong and necessary stance from President Tinubu. Local Government autonomy is already backed by the Constitution, so governors delaying or blocking it are acting in bad faith. If dialogue and “respect” fail, then decisive action is justified. LG funds are meant for grassroots development, not to be hijacked.”

Search the video of the president’s speech right here:

Checklist of cabals in Tinubu’s executive

Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is reportedly acknowledged to own cabals internal his executive.

Charles Omole, the author of the leisurely President Muhammadu Buhari’s biography, made this identified while speaking in an interview.

Primarily based mostly on Omole, the chief of team of workers to the president, Femi Gbajabiamila and the Minister of the FCT, formed a cabal below the sizzling administration.

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