•Nigerian lawyers
Nigerian lawyers under the aegis of The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is set to host a state-of-the-nation discourse on local government financial autonomy.
It said the critical conversation is aimed at ensuring full compliance with the Supreme Court’s judgment on council autonomy.
The event will take place on Wednesday at the NBA House, 1101 Muhammadu Buhari Way, Abuja.
NBA General Secretary, Dr. Mobolaji Ojibara, said in a statement made available to The Frontier that the high-level engagement will bring together governors, the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), civil society organisations (CSOs), and the public.
They will interrogate the challenges hindering the full implementation of this landmark decision.
