Due to the Supreme Court’s ruling giving local governments nationwide financial autonomy, the 33 council chairmen of Oyo State have left the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON).
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The chairmen unanimously endorsed Governor Seyi Makinde in a communiqué issued by the chairmen. Ibrahim Akintayo, the state public relations officer for ALGON, characterised the chairmen’s stance as a show of support for Governor Makinde’s recent stance on local government autonomy, which was upheld by the highest court.
They credited Makinde’s exceptional leadership and unparalleled accomplishments since taking office for their allegiance. The governor of Oyo State established committees to examine the ruling of the supreme court on local government autonomy during a meeting with a few stakeholders following the court decision.
“I called this meeting because, although we haven’t seen the Certified True Copy of the Supreme Court’s judgement, I felt that we should take the initiative and talk about the Court’s ruling regarding the financial autonomy of local government councils. In my opinion, a gap has been created between the ruling and the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s constitution, which we have all sworn to uphold.
“The law is the law, and certainly, we should go to court when there is a dispute. However, it is our responsibility to find indigenous solutions that would allow us to maintain transparency while protecting the rights of our people. This is due to the fact that the grass will suffer in an elephant fight,” the governor had said.
