Nigeria’s problem isn’t LG autonomy – Gov Makinde

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has described the Supreme Court’s judgment on local government autonomy as a distraction from the more pressing issues facing the country.

Makinde in a video released on Saturday, emphasized the need to address the underlying problems of productivity, hunger, and anger in Nigeria.

He said in part, “The judgment of the s
Supreme Court , there is local government autonomy, financial autonomy, and all of that, and I will still say it, I think it’s just a distraction. We must face the real issues that we have .

“The issue that we have is that we are not producing enough. We are not productive.”

According to landmark judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court ruled that the 774 local government councils in Nigeria have the constitutional right to manage their finances autonomously without interference from state governments.