Adeyanju Slams FG, States for Ignoring LG Autonomy Ruling

Adeyanju slams FG, states for ignoring LG autonomy ruling

Human rights lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju has decried what he calls the "deliberate non-enforcement" of the Supreme Court judgment

Suspend LG Elections and Respect Council Tenures, Alfa Urges Bago as Call for Full LG Autonomy Intensifies - TV360 Nigeria

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has been urged to urgently suspend the scheduled local government elections set for November 25, to avoid cutting short the constitutionally guaranteed tenure of current council executives. Barrister Mohammed Alfa, Chairman of the Human Rights and Judgement Enforcement Advocates, made the appeal during a press briefing in Minna, the state capital. He cautioned the governor against any move to dissolve or trun…

Niger: Suspend Polls, Uphold Local Council Autonomy, Human Rights Advocates Tell Bago

Human rights advocates have called on Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago to suspend planned local government elections and prioritize implementing the Supreme Court’s July 2024 ruling on local council autonomy, a demand voiced during a press conference on July 11, 2025, in Minna. The advocates, led by the Niger State Civil Liberties Organization, argue that holding elections without ensuring financial and administrative independence for th…

Autonomy Now!" – Rights Group Urges Niger Governor to Halt LG Election, Respect Supreme Court Ruling

The Human Rights and Judgement Enforcement Advocates (HRJEA) has called on Niger State Governor Mohammed Bago to immediately suspend the planned November 25 local government election, warning that it would unlawfully cut short the tenure of incumbent council executives. At a press briefing in Minna on Friday, HRJEA Chairman Barrister Mohammed Alfa insisted that dissolving elected LG officials before their constitutionally guaranteed four-year te…

Local Government Autonomy Not Negotiable — FG Declares

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has stated that President Tinubu remains fully committed to implementing local

President Tinubu Remains Committed to LGA Autonomy- Information Minister — Akelicious

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has stated that President Tinubu remains fully committed to implementing local government autonomy as a means of deepening democracy and accelerating development at the grassroots level. Idris stated this in Abuja on Friday when he received the National Forum of Ex-Councilors on a courtesy visit to his office. “The local government, which is the third tier of government, is ac…