The Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC), has announced an adjustment in the election timetable thereby bringing forward the 2024 Local Government Election date from Saturday October 26th as earlier announced to Saturday 5th October 2024. The new date was disclosed by the Chairman of the Commission Elder Aniedi Ikoiwak in a closed […]
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome said the Federation Account Allocation Committee will not send money to Caretaker Committee Chairmen of local government areas by the virtue of the Supreme Court judgment on Local Government Council Autonomy on Thursday. Ozekhome stated this in an interview with Channels Television on Friday. He said, “The […]
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed the financial autonomy of of all the 774 local governments in the country In its judgement on Thursday, a seven-member panel of the court unanimously upheld the suit brought by the federal government to strengthen the independence of local governments in the country. A member of the […]