In recent time, politicians have contracted prominent lawyers to denounce, in strong terms, the agitation for local government autonomy being championed mainly by the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE).
In recent time, politicians have contracted prominent lawyers to denounce, in strong terms, the agitation for local government autonomy being championed mainly by the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE). It is argued by the forces against local government autonomy that: those who advocate local government autonomy lack a proper understanding of the concept of “true federalism”. In a “true Federal system”, there are only two tiers of government – the national or central government and the States.
Ebonyi State Government and serving councillors in the 171 wards in the 13 local government areas of the state have disagreed over the recent court ruling