Wednesday, October 23, 2024 - The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has warned that the Supreme Court’s judgment on local government autonomy can’t be overturned.
Speaking in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State
capital, on Tuesday, October 22, Fagbemi said the Supreme Court’s judgment is
non-negotiable and must be respected by state governors.
Fagbemi said there is no three-month grace
period for the implementation of the apex court’s judgment but that the federal
government won’t rush in implementing the court’s judgment
Fagbemi said: “Unfortunately, I know it has
been in the media that they gave them (the governors) a three-month moratorium,
which is not the position.
“The position is that, yes, the judgment
was delivered, but we felt that there is a need to put some things in place
before the full implementation. That it is going to be implemented is
sacrosanct; nobody can run away from it.
“Are they going to rewrite the judgment of
the Supreme Court? Once we have the full details of their law, we will act
accordingly.
“There is no such moratorium. The judgment
was passed, but we acknowledged the need to establish certain frameworks before
full implementation. Nonetheless, implementation is compulsory, and no one can
avoid it.”
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