On Thursday, July 11, 2024, the Supreme Court of Nigeria delivered a landmark judgement barring the Federal Government from releasing allocations to Local Governments governed by a caretaker committee appointed by the State Governor. The Apex Court gave the order while delivering judgment in the local government autonomy suit filed by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, on behalf of the Nigerian Government.

In the judgment, Justice Emmanuel Agim barred the Federal Government from further paying LG allocations through the State Governments, noting that the practice had been bastardized by Governors.

Justice Agim blamed State Governors of retaining allocations meant for the local governments and utilising them as they please, to the detriment of the local government councils.

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