The Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, has called for a change in the local government administration in the country.
According to her, state governments are controlling the local governments to suit their interests and political agenda. Aliyu said the local governments must be made stronger, adding that they were critical in bridging the gap between policy measures and local realities for the coordination of responses in a post COVID-19 development strategy.The minister was quoted as saying this while delivering a paper titled, ‘Towards a Sustainable Development for Local Government in a Post-Pandemic Nigeria: Lessons from the United Kingdom,’ at a conference in the United Kingdom on Saturday.
It read in part, “Aliyu noted that local governments may be better able to reach the public with various disease control and social security functions at times of unprecedented distress. She, therefore, advised that local governments be strengthened in their ability to respond to, learn from and mitigate the impact of potential crises.
“Aliyu also called for a clearly defined statutory provision for local government as obtainable with federal and state governments, expressing fear that there is a risk that the world could be yet more divided after COVID-19.”All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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