LG autonomy: Sen Daniel commends Tinubu over Supreme Court verdict

The Senator representing Ogun East in the National Assembly, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for demonstrating “uncommon courage and leadership” in a manner that seeks to return Nigeria on a trajectory of growth and development, as regards the verdict of the Supreme Court on local government autonomy.

Daniel, in a statement issued by his media office and made available to the Nigerian Tribune on Thursday, said the judgement had granted full financial autonomy to the local government administration.

He said, “This constitutional resolution is long overdue because the local government administration is the closest to the grassroots and they should have the capacity to impact directly on the lives of the people through the initiation of life-changing programmes and projects.

“President Tinubu and the Supreme Court have restored sanity to the Nigerian political space, as this will allow the dividends of democracy to reach the masses.

“As a Democrat, and a Progressive one at that, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has demonstrated enormous capacity in the struggle towards strengthening Nigeria’s Democracy, and with this Local Government financial autonomy, he has once again set to recalibrate the wheels of our political and Economic growth in a way that will make clear meanings to the average citizens.

“I salute Mr President for this global road map that will usher in true and practical development in our nation.”

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