Nigerian Governors in different states have been reported to usurp the power of local government areas in Nigeria continually.
The National President of the National Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Comrade Akeem Ambali in a comment while speaking with newsmen, described the current situation of the closest government to the people as sad.
Ambali said the solution was local government autonomy, but emphasized that some state governors led by the former Governor of Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi, have been frustrating the actualization of the autonomy.
“While states like Ogun, Delta, Edo, Kogi, Anambra, and some others passed the local government autonomy bill, there appeared to be a conspiracy led by the then governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, who openly canvassed against the local government autonomy.
“And we all know that without having a functional local government, there is no way we can achieve meaningful and desired development in Nigeria.
“This is why Nigeria appears to be drifting on the verge of collapse because the poorest of the poor resides in the local government, where there are no motorable roads, where banditry reigns supreme, coupled with the absence of a viable local government administration.”
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