CSOs kick against Lagos LG Bill


A coalition of civil society organisations, has kicked against the passage of the Local Government Administration Bill, 2024, by the Lagos State House of Assembly, saying it is a contradiction of the Supreme Court’s judgement.
The groups said the Supreme Court in its verdict of July 11, 2024, affirmed the autonomy of Nigeria’s local government councils, saying anything contradicting the apex court’s decision would be an unfair practice.
Addressing newsmen during a protest staged at the Lagos State House of Assembly, the Spokesperson for the Lagos People Assembly, Mr Kola Abe, said: “If the Supreme Court has given victory to local government autonomy, I see no reason the Lagos State House of Assembly will want to contradict what it has said. Here, we are saying no to it because Lagos State is not different from other states. We are saying that the laws of the land must be obeyed. They are the lawmakers, not lawbreakers.”
On his part, the National Coordinator of Campaign Against Impunity, Mr. Shina Loremikan, said: “The Supreme Court ruling means that if any local government does anything wrong, it can only be disciplined and sanctioned by the councillors, not the House of Assembly. 
“When the councillors address the problem of the chairman, then it will be communicated to the state House of Assembly. Likewise, the National Assembly can not sanction a governor or a speaker of the state House of Assembly because they are independent. It is only the state House of Assembly that can address any problem the government has created. 
“We are saying if it is true that there is a public sitting today to review local government laws in Lagos State, it has to be open to the public and we are the public. We ought to be part of the sitting to enlighten them on the position of the law in case they have forgotten. Local government autonomy came through struggle and it is not a struggle of one year.”

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