Payment of FAAC allocations to LGAs to start next month
By our Reporter
Local Government Councils will begin to get direct allocation from the Federation Account next month.
It will begin with the disbursement of this month’s allocation to the tiers of government, a source told our correspondent at the weekend.
The direct receipt from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) will end the delay in the implementation of the July 11 judgment of the Supreme Court granting financial autonomy to councils.
Since the judgment was delivered, the Federal Government has been making an effort to ensure minimal disruption to state/local government operations.
The umbilical cord of the state/local government joint account into which council allocations are paid has been difficult to break because of subtle resistance by governors, many of who are displeased with the Supreme Court judgment.
A member of the Inter-Ministerial Committee established to enforce the Supreme Court judgment told our correspondent that approval has been given for the direct FAAC allocations to LGAs from next month after all the issues were laid to rest.
