By MBACHU GODWIN, Abuja
Coalition of United Political Parties, UNPP, has hailed the Supreme Court for its judgment abolishing the State and Local government joint account, saying that it will grant the Local government financial autonomy to deliver grass root development
The Coalition in a statement by it’s National Secretary, Chief Peter Ameh noted that with the judgement there is hope for more development in the rural areas.
The statement reads in Parts ” The Coalition of United Political Parties hereby congratulates Nigerians and the suffering masses in the rural areas for their victory at the Supreme Court.
By this judgment, the suffering masses have been unshackled financially from the shackles of the governors who have be holding them hostage since the 1999 as a result of their warped interpretation of Section 162(6) of the the 1999 Constitution as Amended.
“With this judgment of the Supreme Court, it is hoped that meaningful development will begin to trickle to,candidate be seen in the rural areas as the inhabitants of all the local governments who hitherto had not have access to their almighty governors will now know who to hold accountable for misappropriated funds accruing to their local government and abuse of office by those in charge of at that level.
CUPP also hopes that the financial autonomy granted to the local governments by this judgment to be the first step to the devolution of powers shall be accelerated to include fiscal federalism so that every component state in the federation will see the need to think out of the box, go to work, and stop this monthly beggarly allocation to the states and local governments. All states has what it takes to survive on its own and become self sufficient in the generate of resources if the political will is given a priority”.
