The judgement of the Supreme Court, empowering the 774 local government councils in Nigeria, by granting them financial autonomy, has continued to generate reactions among Nigerians.
Not a few have commended the judiciary for coming up with such judgement. To this class of people, for the true dividends of democracy to be felt, there is the need to bring government and governance nearer to the people. And, the only way to do that is through a gradual democratisation of local government system.
However, a sizable number are not seeing the development in this light. The autonomy of the LGs may mean trouble for some businesses, especially the out-of-home advertising, a practice…
Source: Nigerian Tribune