“Local Govts Should Manage Their Resources…”— Gov. AbdulRazaq

Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq CON

The Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday said he believes in full autonomy for local government areas.He clarified that the position of the state in the ongoing legal proceedings on local government is that the state does not violate any section of the law regarding autonomy.

“It is my personal belief that each local government should manage its resources and be responsible for its obligations, including wages that are first line charges.

“I also believe that the State Governor should not be held liable if any local government is unable to pay salaries since we do not touch a kobo of their money.

“We also do not have any joint project accounts with any local government in the state, as was the case with the previous administration in our state,” according to a statement by the Governor.

“These are my personal beliefs. But my personal belief is not necessarily the same as the letters of the law, including the provisions of the JAAC, which is a creation of the Constitution.

As of today, local government allocations are sent to the JAAC as required by the law. Section 162 of the Constitution is very clear on this.

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