An array of critical stakeholders will meet in Abuja on Monday to deliberate on deepening accountability, democracy and good governance in Nigeria’s 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) at a policy conversation convened by Agora Policy and five partners.
The policy conversation is organised in response to the 11 July ruling of the Supreme Court, which authorised direct disbursement of federation allocations to the local councils and affirmed that it is illegal for LGAs to be run by caretaker committees appointed by state governors.
Put together with the support of the MacArthur Foundation, the policy conversation is designed to tease out practical ways of ensuring that the implementation of the apex court decision translates to positive change in local government administration across the country and, ultimately, to significant improvement in citizens’ welfare.
