By Naomi Sharang Rep. Eugene Dibiagwu, representing Ohaji-Egbema/Oguta/Oru West Federal Constituency of Imo, says the local government administration in Nigeria has been “kidnapped” by state governors. Speaking on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Personality Interview Series on Sunday in Abuja, Dibiagwu said the situation had resulted in lack ofContinue Reading
By Olasunkanmi Onifade A former federal lawmaker, Chief Sam Onuigbo, has urged Nigerians to demand the implementation of Local Government Autonomy from their political leaders. Onuigbo, a former member of House of Representatives, said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. AccordingContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje Alhaji Aminu Yakubu-Ladan, the Chairman of Chanchaga Local Government Area (LGA) in Niger, has sued the state government over alleged reduction of tenure of local government chairmen and councillors. Yakubu-Ladan, in the suit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, sought an order restraining theContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojediran The Lagos State Government has reiterated that the issue surrounding the local government autonomy was not applicable in the state. It said that the council chairmen had unfettered access to their federal allocations. Mr Bolaji Robert, the Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Rural Development, statedContinue Reading
By Peter Okolie Stakeholders in Imo have advocated for the establishment of a federal commission to oversee local government elections across the country. According to them, this will promote a more transparent, fair, and credible electoral process at the local government level. The stakeholders made the callContinue Reading
