Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday faulted the Federal Government’s suit against 36 state governors over local council autonomy.
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, had sued the 36 state governors at the Supreme Court seeking the enforcement of full autonomy of the local governments in Nigeria.
Speaking while declaring open the two-day Lagos State Justice Reform Summit in Ikeja, Lagos on Monday, Sanwo-Olu said the only mistake the AGF made was to sue all states of the federation not minding that some states complied with the local council autonomy.
He said the AGF should have done due diligence by identifying the states that were not in compliance with the local council autonomy and take them to the Supreme Court.
In his words: “It was in the news today that the Attorney General of the Federation sued all 36 states because…
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