{"id":124103,"date":"2024-07-12T21:59:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T20:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/supreme-court-ruling-lg-autonomy-long-overdue-labour-party"},"modified":"2024-07-12T23:17:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T22:17:47","slug":"supreme-court-ruling-lg-autonomy-long-overdue-labour-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/supreme-court-ruling-lg-autonomy-long-overdue-labour-party","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Ruling: LG autonomy long overdue \u2013 Labour Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Oyo State chapter of the Labour Party, LP, has said the local government autonomy was long overdue.<\/p>\n<p>The state chairman of the party, Sadiq Atayese, said this on Friday in Ibadan, adding that the development would fast-track development at the grassroots.<\/p>\n<p>Atayese said everyone conscious of the level of transformation that a functional third tier of government could bring to the grassroots, hence the clamour for its autonomy.<\/p>\n<p>He said the development would go a long way in ensuring that infrastructure development gets to the grassroots, stressing that the impacts of democratic government would be more felt.<\/p>\n<p>He added that local government is the closest to the people but unfortunately, over the years, their functions have been usurped by the state government for obvious reasons, thereby stifling development at that level of government administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe judgment has now given a clear direction on how the funds due to local governments from the federation account should be channelled,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Atayese expressed the hope that state governors would cooperate with the ruling to fast-track development at the grassroots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe governors should remember that they have all sworn an oath to protect and defend the constitution and uphold the rule of law,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Oyo State chapter of the Labour Party, LP, has said the local government autonomy was long overdue. The state chairman of the party, Sadiq Atayese, said this on Friday in Ibadan, adding that the development would fast-track development at the grassroots. 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