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S/Court Judgment On LG Financial Autonomy Is Victory For Accountable Governance, Says Omo-Agege
…Wants INEC To Conduct Council Election
Immediate past Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has commended the Supreme Court for its judgment giving financial autonomy to the 774 local government areas in the country.
In a press statement he personally signed, Omo-Agege described the judgment as giving the much needed life to good democratic governance at the grassroots of our democracy and a victory for all Nigerians.
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However, he said more needed to be done to make the landmark judgment more impactful. To guarantee the the credibility of elections into local councils across Nigeria, Omo-Agege said the Constitution needs to be reviewed to transfer organisation of elections at the third tier to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The full text of his reaction read:
“Standing firmly once again as the final, infallible judicial protector of the rule of law and constitutional
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