Polls Defy Funding Fears

Polls defy funding fears

THE absence of a specific allocation in the national budget for local government elections does not mean elections will not be held this year, says the Ministry of Local Government. The ministry’s response comes in reaction to concerns raised by Lautoka and Ratepayers Association president Narayan Reddy regarding the lack of a budgetary allocation to facilitate local elections. “The Coalition Government is committed to ensuring local government …

Structural Barriers Stall Direct Local Government Allocations – Wale Edun

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has stated that structural inefficiencies are the major obstacles delaying the direct transfer of funds to local government areas (LGAs) across the country. His remarks come in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling reinforcing the autonomy of LGAs and mandating direct financial [...] Source from InfoStride News

Structural Hurdles Delay Direct Transfers to LGAs, Says Edun - Economi Confidential

Structural Hurdles Delay Direct Transfers to LGAs, Says Edun The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has assured that the Federal Government is working towards the full implementation of the Supreme Court ruling on local government autonomy, but structural issues remain a key obstacle to direct fund transfers. Speaking in […] The post Structural Hurdles Delay Direct Transfers to LGAs, Says Edun appeared first…

“Direct Transfers A Work In Progress” — Edun Says Structural Bottlenecks Delay Full Local Govt Autonomy Despite Supreme Court Judgement - TheNigeriaLawyer

The Federal Government is working towards the full implementation of the Supreme Court ruling on local government autonomy, but structural issues remain a key obstacle to direct fund transfers, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has said. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday at the Agora Policy Conversation, Edun said that while the government recognises and upholds the landmark ruling affirming the financial in…

LG elections, travesty of democracy, below acceptable benchmark – CSOs

By Myke Agunwa As stakeholders continue to evolve political strategies aimed at strengthening democratic institutions in the country, several non-governmental organizations are in agreement that most Local Government (LG) elections fall short of electoral integrity. Recall that on July 11, 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government should not release local government allocations to states that have no democratically elected leader…

LG Autonomy: One Year After, Ozekhome, Fashola, Others Differ On Implementation

On July 11, 2024, the Supreme Court of Nigeria granted full autonomy to the 774 local government areas. In the landmark judgment, the apex court ruled that local governments must receive their allocations directly from the Federation Account, describing the long-standing practice of routing the funds through state governments as unconstitutional. However, one year after the judgment, findings by WITHIN NIGERIA showed that the state governors hav…