“Hunger, High Cost of Living More Pressing Issues than LG Autonomy”- Makinde

Seyi Makinde, Oyo State Governor, has assertively maintained that the judgement of the Nigeria’s apex court is just a distraction from the “real” issues Nigerians are battling.

While addressing the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Oyo State Governor posited further in a video post, stating that the hunger in the land is obvious with high of cost of living eating up Nigerians.

It should be recalled that the Supreme Court Judgement on Thursday, July 11, 2024, has forbidden the unconstitutional acts of Nigerian Governors for always dipping hands into Local governments’ purse, and thereby ordered Federal Government to pay directly into a separate account made for the third tier of government.

In the video post, Makinde said: “So the judgment of the Supreme Court,
there is local government autonomy, financial autonomy,and all of that, and I will still say it, I think it’s just a distraction. We must face the real issues that we have.

“And the issue that we have is that we are not producing enough. We are not productive. Whatever it is that we are sharing in Abuja, which is what this FACC is all about, whatever is in Abuja, share it with the local government. Is that our problem?

“Maybe it is a part of the problem, but yes,
we want to have value for what is being shared. But our real problem is productivity. So now this is going to be the discussion for the next maybe one month or so when the issue of hunger and anger
in the land will still be under the table. It’s a big issue.

“The Federal Government is saying now we need to import food. It’s a big shame. Yes, it’s a big shame on this country. We cannot
feed ourselves. And then they are saying we should go back to those things that will
allow us to bring confidence back to our people and to ensure that this country is
back on the path of growth and progress.”

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