Olatunde posited that the governors domineering control over the state Houses of Assembly, which could have passed the bill, and stringent opposition to the move, were responsible for what he called unwarranted dragging of the struggle to attain autonomy for the third tier of government.
He noted that Nigeria would remain underdeveloped unless the third tier of government is fully independent and detached totally from the apron string and control of the states. “But the major problems of this struggle are the governors. They are powerful and are against this in totality. Out of the 12 states that considered the Local Government Autonomy Bill, 10 consented to the idea, with Lagos and Ekiti States turning it down.
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