The bill, titled “Anambra Local Government Administration Law 2024,” was submitted to the Anambra State House of Assembly on Tuesday.
He warned that the proposed deductions would restrict local government’s ability to independently manage their funds.
‘We acted within the law’ – Anambra govtWhen contacted on Wednesday evening, the Commissioner for Information in Anambra State, Law Mefor, defended the bill.
It ruled that it is illegal and unconstitutional for governors to receive and withhold funds allocated to local governments in their states.
As a result, many states where local governments are being administered by caretaker committee chairpersons, recently organised local government elections...
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