Victor, who spoke with TimesNow.com.ng in an exclusive interview on local government autonomy, kicked against any move by any governor to corner the ruling of the Supreme Court or the 1999 constitution, which advocated the independence of the local governments.
According to the lawmaker, the move by the governor is a lack of regard for the people at the grassroots and it water-downs the efforts to bring government nearer to the people. He said it prevented the people from getting the dividend of democracy and the independence of the local governments.
His statement reads:
In October 2024, Governor Soludo’s executive bill titled “Anambra State Local Government Administration Bill, 2024” to the Anambra State House of Assembly was passed and subsequently enacted into law.
The law empowered the state government to deduct from the funds specifically meant for the local government into a central account which would be under its control.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
