The National Assembly has expressed sadness over the rejection of the local government autonomy during the just concluded constitution amendment.
Speaking Tuesday in Abuja, at the National Stakeholders’ Conference on Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs organized by the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, the lawmakers lamented that they had been working hard to ensure that development reaches the grassroots and that each time the bill that will give the local governments autonomy gets to the State Houses of Assembly, it is rejected by some states.
Daily trust reports that The three-day conference involved participants from the federal, states and the local governments with the theme, ‘Harnessing Grassroots Potentials For Service Delivery and For Sustainable National Development: The Proper Place of Local Government Administration and Intergovernmental Relations’.
Speaking at the event, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Character, Abba Moro, said it is unfortunate the people the local government autonomy is meant to serve directly are the ones rejecting it despite the efforts of the National Assembly.
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