{"id":124142,"date":"2024-07-13T10:41:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T09:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/lg-autonomy-will-tackle-poverty-insecurity-ex-nulge-official"},"modified":"2024-07-13T11:51:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T10:51:38","slug":"lg-autonomy-will-tackle-poverty-insecurity-ex-nulge-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/lg-autonomy-will-tackle-poverty-insecurity-ex-nulge-official","title":{"rendered":"LG autonomy will tackle poverty, insecurity \u2013 Ex-NULGE official"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former National Publicity Secretary, Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Abdulrahman Maina-Yaji, has said the Supreme Court judgment that granted autonomy to local governments will address poverty and insecurity in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>He made this statement in Maiduguri while reacting to the landmark judgment.<\/p>\n<p>He said all those who worked toward it deserved commendation in promoting good governance and enhancing democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Maina-Yaji, who is now the Mutawalli of Michika and Kakaki of Mubi Emirate of Adamawa, said \u201cthe judgement is a big relief to majority of Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Bola Tinubu as an experienced administrator who understands the vital position of local governments as third tier of government closer to the people, deserves commendation for actualising this dream.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fact, to us as stakeholders in the local government, it is the judgment of the millennium, it signifies the return of life to the third tier of government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He recalled that NULGE had been pointing out that the growing poverty and insecurity at the grassroots was aggravated by lack of autonomy to local governments, as chairmen remained helpless due to poor funding.<\/p>\n<p>He urged stakeholders to sit up and ensure that the judgement was enforced to the latter, by thwarting any move by any governor to compel his cronies who emerge as council chairmen to continue to open council purses for such governors to exploit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to draw the attention of elected chairmen not to be tempted by any governor to use another means to siphon money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs veterans of local governments, we will mobilize council workers and other stakeholders to ensure that apart from statutory deductions, any chairman that gives out money to the state will be petitioned to EFCC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will not just allow this judgment to be frustrated by anyone by putting all necessary mechanisms to ensure its implementation to the fullest for maximum results,\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. Former National Publicity Secretary, Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Abdulrahman Maina-Yaji, has said the Supreme Court judgment that granted autonomy to local governments will address poverty and insecurity in Nigeria. He made this statement in Maiduguri while reacting to the landmark judgment. 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