How long should LG Chairmen serve? Supreme Court ruled

• The Supreme Court has said that the native govt chairmen’s tenure lasts every four years like the presidents and governors
• Justice Mohammed Garba of the apex courtroom gave the ruling in a judgment on native govt autonomy delivered on Might 11, 2024
• The courtroom ruled that it is against the law for the states to manipulate the funds of native governments as it undermines their statutory functions

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has delivered a landmark judgment on native govt autonomy, ordering that the four-year tenure of native govt executives be prolonged to all native govt chairmen all the device thru the country.

The judgment, delivered by Justice Mohammed Garba and 6 others on Might 11, 2024, goals to deal with the challenges confronted by native govt councils in exercising their constitutional powers and performing their statutory functions.

States illegally acquire an eye on LG funds

In accordance with Tribune, Justice Garba said some states acquire illegally controlled the funds of native governments, making them unable to characteristic effectively.

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Native govt areas are constitutionally identified as the third tier of govt in the Federation, and the Structure guarantees their political and financial independence.

The Structure offers for the existence of 768 native govt areas in Nigeria, with Share 3(6) specifying their quantity.

Some states develop now not conduct LG ballot

On the opposite hand, some states acquire did not conduct elections for native govt councils as required by laws. The judgment extends the tenure of native govt councils for classes now not exceeding six months, citing Share 135(3) of the Structure.

This extension is supposed to prevent the unlawful termination of the electorate’s mandate, which happens when the tenure of a local govt council is truncated.

The judgment emphasizes the doctrine of separation of powers, highlighting the Legislature’s responsibility to make laws and the judiciary’s role in decoding laws to full their intended reason.

LG Autonomy: Governors, FG should mute salvage stylish ground

In the period in-between, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Safe collectively (PDP), Rilwan Olanrewaju, in an interview with Legit.ng, educated the federal and state governments to take a seat down down and salvage a stylish ground in imposing the Supreme Court judgment.

The PDP chieftain said:

“Advise and federal govt should salvage a stylish ground to implement the supreme courtroom judgment so that we received’t should extinguish one to assemble one more. The time is appropriate for native govt to revel in’s freedom and total liberation.”

LG Autonomy: EFCC sends message to council chair

Legit.ng earlier reported that the EFCC chairman, Ola Olukoyode, has vowed that the cost will quickly pursue native govt chairmen in the country.

Talking at an match on accountability and compatible governance in the country’s 774 native govt areas, Olukoyode said the Supreme Court judgment on LG autonomy educated the agency’s glimpse to the native councils.

In accordance with the EFCC chairman, the transfer will make stronger accountability, transparency and citizen participation at the native govt stage.

Source: Legit.ng