President Bola Tinubu has made clear-cut pronouncements concerning local government allocation and state police.
The president reiterated that local government autonomy is crucial and can only be effective when it gets the needed fund for its operations at the grass roots.
“There is no autonomy without a funded mandate; give them their money directly”,the president ordered adding that the governors should comply with the Supreme Court judgment and hand over local government allocations directly to the councils
In another development,President Tinubu also reiterated his commitment to establishing state police, stating that he has assured the United States and European partners that Nigeria will implement state police to boost security.
He expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would support the necessary legislation for state police, citing the need to improve internal security and strengthen governance at the lower levels of governance.
He thereby instructed the members of the National Assembly tO liase with the Inspector General of Police to discuss the possible mode of operation for the exercise.
