{"id":135181,"date":"2024-10-22T23:06:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T22:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/lg-autonomy-supreme-court-judgement-cant-be-overturned-attorney-general-warn-states"},"modified":"2024-10-23T00:09:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T23:09:43","slug":"lg-autonomy-supreme-court-judgement-cant-be-overturned-attorney-general-warn-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/lg-autonomy-supreme-court-judgement-cant-be-overturned-attorney-general-warn-states","title":{"rendered":"LG autonomy: Supreme Court judgement can\u2019t be overturned \u2013 Attorney General warn states"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has declared that the Supreme Court\u2019s judgment on local government autonomy can\u2019t be overturned.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Tuesday, Fagbemi said the Supreme Court\u2019s judgment is non-negotiable.<\/p>\n<p>Stressing that all parties must comply with the judgment, Fagbemi said there is no three-month grace period for the implementation of the apex court\u2019s judgment.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, said the federal government won\u2019t rush in implementing the court\u2019s judgment.<\/p>\n<p>Fagbemi said: \u201cUnfortunately, I know it has been in the media that they gave them (the governors) a three-month moratorium, which is not the position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe position is that, yes, the judgment was delivered, but we felt that there is a need to put some things in place before the full implementation. That it is going to be implemented is sacrosanct; nobody can run away from it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre they going to rewrite the judgment of the Supreme Court? Once we have the full details of their law, we will act accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no such moratorium. The judgment was passed, but we acknowledged the need to establish certain frameworks before full implementation. Nonetheless, implementation is compulsory, and no one can avoid it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is coming against the backdrop of the recent enactment of the Anambra State Local Government Administration Law 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Chukwuma Soludo had said the enacted law was necessary due to the complexities of absolute local government autonomy.<\/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 Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has declared that the Supreme Court\u2019s judgment on local government autonomy can\u2019t be overturned. Speaking in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Tuesday, Fagbemi said the Supreme Court\u2019s judgment is non-negotiable. 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