It endorsed the Supreme Court judgment of July 11, 2024, which granted financial autonomy to the 774 Local Government Areas across the country.
The suit sought to prevent state governors from unilaterally dissolving democratically elected local government councils and establishing caretaker committees.
The spokesman for the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, Sani Tukur, declined comments on the moves by the governors to frustrate the Supreme Court judgment.
“Whenever monies are being shared, the Federal Government will make it public how much money goes to each state and state governor but the state governors see themselves as emperors.
“What is happening in Anambra state is actually supposed to be described as contempt of the Supreme Court judgment...
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