- Some state governors have reportedly entered into agreements and deals with elected council chairmen to maintain control over local government funds
- Reports making the rounds on Sunday, October 13, disclosed that elected council chairmen have allegedly pledged loyalty to their governors, agreeing to remit LG funds to state accounts
- This is after the federal government on August 20 set up a 10-member inter-ministerial committee to implement the court’s ruling on local governments (LG) financial autonomy
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
Some governors in the 36 states of the federation may allegedly be getting more desperate to share in the monthly allocation to local governments if revelations by some sources, including a council chairman and a party candidate, are anything to go by.
