Speaker of the Home of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has praised the judgement of the Supreme Court docket on native authorities autonomy, declaring that “historical past has been made.”
Talking to State Home correspondents after assembly with President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, the Speaker highlighted the importance of the apex court docket’s ruling after legislative efforts previously to make native authorities autonomous.
Abbas expressed optimism about the way forward for native governments after the judgement, saying “the members have been very comfortable as a result of historical past has been made; this is a matter that has been earlier than the parliament for the previous 20 years.
“All of the constitutional amendments that have been to date carried by the Nationwide Meeting, one side of it has all the time been native authorities autonomy, how can we make the LG to work independently.
“At this time that impossibility turned a actuality. Everyone seems to be comfortable and we’re wanting ahead to native authorities that can work functionally, and that can have the ability to work on their very own and prolong goodwill to their very own folks undisturbed by the excesses by the state governors,” he mentioned.
