The Federal Government has filed a suit against the thirty-six governors before the Supreme Court to ensure the autonomy of the 774 local governments.
In the suit, filed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), the Federal Government is praying the apex court for an order prohibiting state governors from the unilateral, arbitrary, and unlawful dissolution of democratically elected leaders for local governments.
It also prayed the Supreme Court for an order permitting the funds standing in the credits of local governments to be directly channeled to them from the Federation Account in line with the provisions of the constitution, as against the alleged unlawful joint accounts created by governors.
Also, the federal government wants an order of injunction restraining the governors, their agents, and privies from receiving, spending, or tampering with funds released from the Federation Account for the benefit of local governments when no democratically elected local government system is put in place in the states.
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