Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele has highlighted the importance of local government autonomy in fostering grassroots development.
Speaking at a lecture commemorating the 50th birthday of Comrade Japheth Odesanya in Ikorodu, Bamidele emphasized that granting full administrative and financial autonomy to local governments would promote local initiatives and empower council leaders to address community-specific challenges effectively.
Bamidele explained that achieving this autonomy requires collective advocacy and constitutional reforms to enhance governance and improve public service delivery at the grassroots level. He stated, “The clamour for local government autonomy in Nigeria has essentially turned out to be a critical step towards enhancing democratic governance and improving service delivery at the grassroots level.”
The lecture, titled “Local Government Administration in Nigeria: Challenges, Perspectives, and the Way Forward,” was chaired by Fola Tinubu, Chairman of Premero, and attended by notable figures including Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senator Tokunbo Abiru, Babajimi Benson, Oba Kabir Shotobi, Otunba Ayodele Elesho, and Dr. Saheed Ibikunle.
CREDIT: Allneeds, THE NATION
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