WE WELCOME THE SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT ON THE ABOLITION OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT JOINT ACCOUNT
CHIEF PETER AMEH
NATIONAL SECRETARY, CUPP.FORMER NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, IPAC
WE WELCOME THE SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT ON THE ABOLITION OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT JOINT ACCOUNT
…THE JUDGEMENT WILL PROMOTE ACCOUNTABILITY AND MAKE ELECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT CHAIRMEN ACCOUNTABLE FOR FUNDS RECEIVED AND IF SUCH FUNDS ARE MISMANAGED THEN THEY CAN NOW BE INVITED BY EFCC AND OTHER ANTI-CORRUPTION AGENCIES TO RENDER ACCOUNT
… CUPP TOTALLY AGREES WITH SUPREME COURT THAT STATE GOVERNORS HAVE CONSTITUTED THEMSELVES AS DANGEROUS SPECIES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA ESPECIALLY HAS IT RELATE TO THE MANAGEMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
…STATE GOVERNORS SHOULD ALLOW STATE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (SIECS) THE FREE HAND TO CONDUCT FREE AND FAIR ELECTION AS APPOINTMENT OF CARETAKER COMMITTEE IS NOW ILLEGAL AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL, HENCEFORTH NO GOVERNOR HAS POWER TO APPOINT CARETAKER COMMITTEE
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.
CHIEF PETER AMEH
NATIONAL SECRETARY, CUPP.FORMER NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, IPAC
