By Taiwo Niyi The Supreme Court has ruled that the Federal Government must directly pay funds allocated to local governments across Nigeria. This landmark decision follows a lawsuit filed against all 36 states’ governments concerning the autonomy of local governments. The court’s ruling specifies that only local governments managed by …
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Supreme Court Ruling on LG Autonomy, an Assault on Federalism – James Ibori
By Chuks Peter, DELTA Former Delta State Governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, has criticised the Supreme Court’s recent judgment granting financial autonomy to local governments in Nigeria. Ibori, who is often referred to as the chancellor of the 1999 set of governors, described the ruling as a significant setback to …
Read More »APC Expresses Hope of Victory in Delta L.G.As Election
By Chuks Peter, DELTA The All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign train toured most of the communities in Warri-South Local Government Area of Delta State with an electoral message of hope and victory for their candidates in chairmanship and counselor positions. The APC campaign team during the visit to Agbarha, Warri …
Read More »Federal lawmaker to organize strategic leadership retreat for legislative aides in Delta
By, Chuks Peter, DELTA In a bid to ensure that there is effective coordination and seamless discharge of the responsibilities before Deltans and Nigerians, the Senator representing Delta South Senatorial District, Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, is to hold strategic leadership retreat for his legislative aides. The strategic leadership retreat scheduled to …
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