Obey Supreme Court Verdict on Local Government Autonomy, As Omoluabi Group Advise Southwest Governors.

Obey Supreme Court Verdict on Local Government Autonomy, As Omoluabi Group Advise Southwest Governors.

Southwest governors under the umbrella of the Southwest Governors Forum have been advised by Omoluabi Team Alliance Socio-cultural and Political Group to give a positive body language to the recent verdict and pronouncement of the full autonomy of the local government henceforth. The group having earlier commended the supreme court and the giant steps taken by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu - led Federal Government in this matter, the group advanced the course by appealing to all southwest governors to welcome such development immediately and begin to think of how to implement same. 

Local government is a third tier of government that have been rendered impotent for several years under a democratic system of government that started in 1999. The moribund structures, long term abandonment and financial handicapping of the closest government to the people in almost all the 36 states of the federation was an attempt to put the third tier of government into permanent extinction.

As a group whose principles and ideologies conforms with the people ' s welfare, we however deem it fit to caution and advise that our own brothers who are governors in the six southwest states must comply with the verdict of the nation' s apex court. The National Convener Omoluabi Dr. Jayeola Afolabi through the media team of the group issued a statement to express his sincere advice to governors of Oyo, Lagos, Ogun, Ekiti, Ondo and Osun states to give this autonomy all the support it deserves and also cooperate with the President and Commander -In- Chief of the country, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by giving him all the support his good intentions on restructuring deserves.

 No sitting governor in the southwest must do anything contrary to the apex court pronouncement. Remember the local government is an independent tier of government, it is the closest to the people and the people can easily participate in grassroot governance within their domains to have a sense of belonging in the runnings of government.

Omoluabi Group also known as Egbe Omoluabi join voices with the Afenifere Group to support the call for the country's restructuring to promote equity, justice and fairness among all ethnic groups which we represent.

We also appeal to our people in the southwest to patiently wait for the administrative processes that will give room for the smooth implementation of this recent development. Power will indeed return to the masses, the rural dwellers and the grassroot when LGAs' autonomy is implemented fully .

Think Omoluabi !

Act Omoluabi !!

E- Signed:

Akinwumi Olamide.

Director of Media and Publicity.

 15/7/2024