Zamfara State Government has expressed its resolve to comply with the Supreme Court judgment on Local Government’s autonomy, emphasizing the critical role the third tier of the government plays in bringing development closer to the grassroots.
The Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Malam Abubakar Mohammed Nakwada stated this on Tuesday in Gusau, while making his remarks at the opening ceremony of the workshop organized for the management staff, electoral officers and assistant electoral officers of the Zamfara State Independent Electoral Commission, ZASIEC.
The SSG who spoke through the Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Affairs, Dr Lawal Hussein said, Governor Dauda Lawal is committed to promoting democratic principles and respecting the rule of law, charging the commission to ensure free, fair and credible elections.
“In July this year, the Supreme Court of Nigeria delivered a landmark judgment granting financial autonomy to the 774 local government areas in the country”,…