A former Delta State Governor, James Ibori, has faulted Thursday’s judgement by the Supreme Court granting full financial autonomy to local governments in the country, saying it is “a severe setback on the principles of federalism.”
Ibori who expressed his concerns on the verdict in a post on X, said he was outrighlty disagreeing with the verdict, while referencing constitutional provisions to substantiate his claim that the decision undermines the foundations of federalism.
He stated that the Federal Government had no right to interfere with the administration of local governments under any guise whatsoever.
