FCT, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s led federal government has set up a 10-member committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to local governments in Nigeria.
This was made known in a statement issued and signed by Segun Imohiosen, the director of information and public relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), on Tuesday, August 20, in Abuja.
As reported by Vanguard, he noted that the SGF, Senator George Akume, who inaugurated the Inter-Ministerial Committee, would chair it himself.
Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu’s Special Adviser for Information and Strategy, confirmed the development in a post on his X page.
According to the statement, the members of the committee are as follows:
1. Senator George Akume: Secretary to the Government of the Federation – Chairman
2. Wale Edun: Hon. Minister of Finance & Coordinating Minister of the Economy -Member
3. Lateef Fagbemi: Attorney General of the Federation & Minister of Justice – Member
4. Sen. Abubakar A. Bagudu: Hon. Minister of Budget & Economic Planning
5. Dr. Mrs. Oluwatoyin Sakirat: Accountant General of the Federation
6. Olayemi Cardoso: Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria
7. Okokon Ekanem Udo: Permanent Secretary (Federal Ministry of Finance)
8. Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation & Fiscal Commission
9. Representative of State Governors
10. Representative of Local Governments
Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that the federal government is yet to release funds to the 774 local government chairmen, but it has reached an agreement regarding payment with the state governors.
Meanwhile, the agreement for a three-month delay on LG allocations raises concerns about how local governments will manage their operations and salary payments during the period.
However, the minister of finance Wale Edun, has calmed the tension and explained FG’s next step on the matter amid negotiations on payment by states.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
