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Ozekhome voices support for ALGON, calls for direct payment of FAAC allocations to local governments

Legal practitioner, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), on Friday, advocated for the creation of separate bank accounts for the 774 local government areas in Nigeria to facilitate direct disbursement of their Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocations. Ozekhome’s call comes following a recent Supreme Court ruling granting financial autonomy to local governments. The top court’s ruling bars the appointment of an executive …

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Former Gov. Shekarau urges Tinubu to re-evaluate policies amid economic crisis, protests

Former Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau has called on the Bola Tinubu-led administration to reassess its economic policies and acknowledge the mistakes made since taking office. He said this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Friday night. Shekarau’s comments come as Nigeria grapples with the impact of the policy of removing subsidies and floating the naira, …

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