In a bold move to wrest the control of local government areas from state governors, the Senate has introduced a Bill to establish Local Government Independent Electoral Commission. The Bill, titled: “Local Government Independent Electoral Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2024”, passed first reading yesterday in Abuja, and was sponsored by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Sen. Sani Musa (APC, Niger-East). It came on the heels of the recent judgment of the Supreme Court granting full financial autonomy to the 774 local government councils in the country. The apex court abolished…
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