Nigerian Supreme Court Bans Governors From Disbanding LG Councils

Nigerian Supreme Court Bans Governors From Disbanding LG Councils

The Supreme Court on Thursday barred governors from dissolving democratically elected local government councils…….. CONTINUE READING

In a landmark judgment, the court ruled that such actions constitute a breach of the 1999 Constitution.

The apex court criticized the governors, stating that they had wasted their time in the suit.

Earlier, DAILY POST reported that the Supreme Court had granted financial autonomy to the 774 local government councils across the country.

In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the Supreme Court reprimanded governors for their decades-long refusal to grant autonomy to local governments.