The federal government has no business allocating money to the local governments directly as such funds should be given to the states to determine how it would be disbursed, a top Lagos State official has said.
He was responding to a question by a NIPSS course participant on a recent plan by the federal government to allot funds to LGAs to cater for the Primary Health Centres. Although that amount was allocated to the 774 LGAs in the country, there is no public information on what portion each local government received, the data analysed byBased on analysis of the 12-year data, 13 out of the 20 top local governments ‘receiving’ the funds are from Lagos alone.
The issue of joint account of states and LGAs has been the bedrock of the debate over local government financial autonomy. “Give the state the money, let them do whatever they want to do with it. If they want to create 100 or even 1000 LGAs, it’s their business. Federal should not jump the state and start dealing with LGAs directly.The official hinged his argument on true federalism, citing practices in countries such as Germany and the U.S.Many Nigerians have faulted the country’s federal system because power is mostly rested at the centre. This has resulted in calls for restructuring.
When it suits the Fed it flex, when it doesn't it pam. RESTRUCTURE the unitary FEDERAL system.
Neither does the state.
Somebody is already is sifia pain...too much heat just before next lebu
Lagos don't fall my hand abeg, i don't expect Lagos to be complaining let alone talking tough. I expected my state to Lead the complain and tough talking .
Hmmm.. They want to keep eating the money here in Lagos.. One name come to my mind just now..
Well FG does now, the law said so
What! These lot in Lagos State want to keep chopping all the monies even one belonging to the local goverment smh
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