Soludo signs law for deductions of LG funds
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State says granting “absolute” autonomy to local governments in Nigeria could lead to “humongous chaos.”
Mr Soludo stated this on Tuesday at the Governor’s Lodge in Awka, after signing the Anambra State Local Government Administration Bill into law.
The bill, submitted to the Anambra State House of Assembly last Thursday, was signed into law despite stiff opposition by some state lawmakers.
The law compels local governments in the state to remit a portion of their federal allocations into a consolidated account controlled by the state government.
Observers said the law was at variance with a recent Supreme Court ruling which affirmed the financial autonomy of the country’s local governments.