LG autonomy: ICPC threatens sanctions against flouting S’Court order
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Dr Musa Aliyu (SAN), has warned that the commission will take action against any official or individual who defies the Supreme Court’s ruling on local government autonomy.
The Supreme Court on July 11 its judgment affirmed the financial autonomy of the Local Government in Nigeria.
The court also rejected the stance of state governments that sought to dissolve democratically elected local government councils.
In a statement on Friday by the ICPC’s spokesperson, Demola Bakare, Aliyu stated that local governments must be politically independent, adding that any state official who violates this Supreme Court decision would be held accountable for gross misconduct and abuse of office.
Aliyu spoke at the 6th Annual General Assembly of the Network of Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa.
Aliyu said, “As I have stated before, local governments must be politically independent, and any state-level official who violates this Supreme Court decision will be held accountable for gross misconduct and abuse of office.
“The ICPC is prepared to take action against anyone who goes against the Supreme Court’s decision on local government autonomy.”
