NBA President Urges Governors to Comply with Supreme Court Ruling on Local Government Funds
Osigwe made the appeal on Tuesday during an interview on Frontline, a public affairs programme on Eagle 102.5 FM in Ilese Ijebu. He described the refusal by some governors to obey court judgments as a reflection of a deeper governance problem — a persistent disregard for constitutional and legal obligations.
On July 11, 2024, the Supreme Court of Nigeria delivered a landmark judgment affirming the financial autonomy of the country’s 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs). The court ruled that allocations from the Federation Account must be paid directly to local government councils and that neither state governors nor the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory has the authority to withhold or control those funds.
Despite repeated calls by Bola Tinubu and other stakeholders for compliance, several state governments have reportedly continued to route local government allocations through state-controlled accounts.
