Supreme Court don order say funds wey dem allocate for Local Government Areas (LGAs) must dey paid directly to dem from di federation account henceforth.

Dis na as di court bar di 36 governors of di federation from retaining or utilizing funds wey suppose go di 774 LGAs for di country, and from dissolving democratically elected Local Government councils.

For di lead judgement wey Justice Emmanuel Agim deliver, di apex court rule say e dey illegal and unconstitutional for governors to dey collect and seize funds wey dem allocate to LGAs for their states. E describe di practice as a “dubious practice.”

Di court talk say di practice wey don dey happen for over two decades na clear violation of Section 162 of di 1999 Constitution, as dem don amend am.

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