Council autonomy: S’Court fixes May 30 to hear FG’s suit against state govs

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The Supreme Court has fixed Thursday, May 30, to begin hearing on a suit filed by the Federal Government against the 36 governors of the

federation, alleging gross abuse of local councils.

In Kwara, the last council election was in November 2017. Caretaker committees have been in charge since 2020. He also sought an order of the court stopping governors from constituting caretaker committees to run the affairs of councils as against the constitutionally recognised and guaranteed democratic system.

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