The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgement, which granted financial autonomy to local governments.

Chairman of the committee is the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, with other members comprising  the Minister of Finance & Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Attorney General of the Federation & Minister of Justice and the Minister of Budget & Economic Planning.

Other members are the Accountant General of the Federation, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Permanent Secretary (Federal Ministry of Finance), Chairman, Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), representative of state governors and the representative of Local Governments

According to a press release signed by the Director, Information and Public Relations in the SGF’s office, Mr. Segun Imohiosen, the committee’s primary goal is to ensure that local governments are granted full autonomy, allowing them to function effectively without interference from state governments.

This move is in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s efforts to give appropriate implementation to the provisions of the Constitution, which recognises local governments as the third tier of government.