Only Kogi, Katsina States Endorsed LG Autonomy, No State in North-east Passed the Bill – NULGE
AREWA AGENDA – The leadership of the National Association of Local Government Employees (NULGE), on Thursday, alleged plans by some State governors working underground to truncate the autonomy of local government.
NULGE national president, Comrade Olatunji Ambali, who briefed journalists in Abuja on the update of Local Government autonomy, said only 10 out of the 12 States which passed the Autonomy Bill have voted in support of the autonomy.
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He listed the states to include; Abia, Anambra and Enugu in the South-east, Edo, Akwa-Ibom and Delta in the South-south, Ogun and Osun in the South-west while Ekiti and Lagos states voted against the autonomy respectively.
In the North-central and North-west, Ambali said, only Kogi and Katsina states have endorsed the autonomy, while no state in the North-east has passed the bill.
Speaking further, Comrade Ambali accused the Ekiti, Plateau and Kebbi state governors of working against the passing of the local government autonomy.
He added that the governors have set-up nocturnal committees to truncate the autonomy.
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