By Felix Ofou On July 11, 2024, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment ostensibly granting what was described as full autonomy to the 774 Local Governments in Nigeria. The apex court also directed that the Federal Government should not release funds to councils without democratic structures, meaning that the chairman and councillors in each LGA must be duly elected to be eligible to access funds from what is known as allocations to the Federation. The 1999 constitution, which provides for the allocation of revenue accrued to the federal purse,…
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