By Ovie Bethel
The Governor Sheriff Oborevwori led MORE administration in Delta State has further displayed strong integrity and given full support to the local government autonomy by being the first state to allowed all the 25LGAs to submits account details for direct payment from FAAC.
This was made known through the Nigeria's office of the Accountant General of the Federation who has identified major setbacks to the implementation of the July 11, 2024 Supreme Judgement on local government councils autonomy.
According to the government agency, the two major setbacks are the failure of LGAs to submit account details, adding that identifying the LGAs that are democratically elected is a prerequisite for receiving the direct payment.
This was contained in the Federation Account Allocation Committee Technical Sub-Committee meeting, the minutes obtained at the weekend.
The meeting was chaired by AGF, Oluwatoyin Madein.
Meanwhile, the OAGF and Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice have commenced talks to address the setback, according to sources familiar with the matter.
According to the minutes, of the 774 local government councils, only Delta State, with 25 local government councils, has submitted their account details for direct payment.
Kudos to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State.
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