No fewer than 21 states in the country are currently without duly elected local government councils.
These states are running the affairs of local government councils with caretaker committees appointed by state governors, an investigation has revealed.
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This is against the provisions of Section 7 of the 1999 Constitution which guarantees the operation of local government by democratically elected officials.
There are 774 local government areas in the country, but the efficiency of the third tier of government has been hampered by the actions of some governors who have been accused of mismanaging funds meant for the administration of local governments.
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In the last few months, calls for local government autonomy have increased in Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu has also supported these calls. In May, the Federal Government approached the Supreme Court with a suit seeking to compel governors of the 36 states to grant full autonomy to the local governments in their domains.
Currently, the Federal Government receives 52.68 per cent, states receive 26.72 per cent, and LGs receive 20.60 per cent of the country’s monthly revenue allocated by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, which is domiciled under the Presidency, and is disbursed by the Federation Account Allocation Committee.
LG funds are paid into a joint account operated by state governments and local governments in their domains.
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