Beyond Supreme Court’s verdict on LG autonomy

You would notice the heat among state governors since the Supreme Court judgment of Thursday, July 11, 2024, which granted financial autonomy to the local government areas (LGAs). The discomfort is not unusual but, rather, expected.

Political greed and Local Government Autonomy

The Supreme Court’s judgement on financial autonomy for local government is a victory for democracy. It is also a victory for true federalism which most Nigerians yearn for. It is indeed a welcome development that the caretaker committee arrangement, which is strange to the 1999 Constitution, will no longer be used to choose officials of the local governments.

Welcome to ‘Feudal Republic of Nigeria’ - Dele Farotimi

A substantial part of the headline for this engagement is not original to us but lifted from an intervention by Dele Farotimi, a lawyer and robust public affairs analyst, where he took a different position to the excitement by many on the recent Supreme Court judgment that granted autonomy to the local government areas.

Nobody Is Out To Sabotage Dangote’s Refinery, He’s Now In An Industry With Bigger Players -Dumebi Kachikwu

Dumebi Kachikwu says it’s illogical for anyone to want to frustrate Dangote Refinery, especially during an FX crisis. Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2023 general elections, Dumebi Kachikwu, has said that there is no sabotage against the Dangote Refinery but rather, Aliko Dangote has just stepped into an industry where there are bigger players, different from his when he had a monopoly or was part of a duopoly in Nigeria’s food and cement sectors.

Dangote Wants Government to Bend Rules For Him, Risks IOCs Leaving Nigeria - Shedrack:

“Dangote built a refinery, got stuck, and the government gave $1 billion. No businessman has gotten such support,” said Shedrack. International Business Ideation Specialist, Light Shedrack, has warned that Dangote’s request for the government to bend rules for him could drive international oil companies (IOCs) out of Nigeria.