Kwara Agenda for Asiwaju (KWAGA) ,a foremost support group in APC has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for seeking Supreme Court judgement through his Minister for Justice and Attorney General,Barrister Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) in a suit filed by the federal government against the 36 state governors describing the judgements as a welcome development,victory for democracy and grassrooters.In the Supreme Court judgement delivered on Thursday,11th July 2024 by a seven member panel of Justices led by Justice Emmanuel Agim,all federal funds for local government councils should be paid directly to their respective bank accounts and henceforth no more payments of local government allocations to state government accounts.The judgement also prohibit the governors from receiving, tampering with, or withholding funds meant for local governments while restraining the state governments from dissolving democratically elected officials of local governments and deemed such actions as breach of 1999 constitution.
This judgement affirms the spirit intent and purpose of the constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria on the statutory rights of local governments and the Nigeria people at the grassroots.
In another development,KWAGA praised Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for the taking the bull by horn in setting all machineries in motion for the conduct of the local council elections by KWASIEC on 21st September 2024 as all participating political parties have successfully conducted their primaries to choose their chairmanship and councillorship candidates.
KWAGA wishes to appeal to all aggrieved APC aspirants to close rank and work with the various APC candidates for the party success at the polls.
*E:signed:*
Hon.Yinka Yusuf Erubu,
KWAGA Cordinator
*Comrade Afolabi Lukman,
KWAGA Publicity Secretary
17th July 2024
