The federal government says there is no going back on the
executive order seeking to implement financial autonomy for state legislature
and judiciary.
Abubakar Malami, minister of justice and attorney-general of
the federation, said the government will gazette the order after consultations
with governors.
He was speaking days after Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti state
governor and chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), said President
Muhammadu Buhari suspended the gazetting after meeting with the governors.
Fayemi had said the president directed the governors to meet
with some government officials over their complaints especially regarding the
constitutionality of the executive order.
In a statement issued on Tuesday by Umar Gwandu, his
spokesman, Malami said financial autonomy for state legislature and the
judiciary remains sacrosanct.
He said the federal government will, however, implement the
order through modalities reached with the governors.
“The re-enforcement of the constitutional provisions on the
autonomy of the state legislature and judiciary as contained in Section 121(3)
of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria necessitated the
Executive Order No 0010,” the statement read.
“While congratulating Nigerians on this landmark historic
achievement geared toward engendering democratic principles at the grassroots,
the Minister called on more inter-agency support for the Order which he said
will accelerate development Nigerian masses have been clamouring for.
“In furtherance of the implementation of the Order, the
Federal Government and Nigerian Governors’ Forum are jointly working on
modalities for effective implementation of the order.”
He said the end result of the consultation with governors
would reflect their “valuable submissions” to ensure “practicable
implementation” of the executive order.
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