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El’Rufai grants LGs fiscal autonomy
Local government areas in Kaduna State are henceforth to enjoy autonomy as the state government has abolished the state and local government joint account.
Governor Nasir El-Rufai, who announced this while swearing-in sole administrators for the 23 councils in the state also said 10 per cent of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) would be remitted to local government councils in the state.
The governor said with this development, council chairmen cannot afford to fail the people. He, however, warned the sole administrators to desist from residing outside their localities, declaring that anyone who cannot live within the locality should vacate the office.
His words: “You have no excuse to fail. Perform and bring real development to our state at the local government level. I am using this occasion to fulfill our campaign promise. During the campaigns, we said we will not hold local government funds if elected.”
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“Therefore, I am happy to inform you that the government under our watch has formally abolished joint account in Kaduna State, there will be no more holding of local government funds hostage under the pretence of joint account.
“I also wish to inform you that the government will do its best to be remitting 10 per cent of the state’s IGR to the local government areas. Like I said, we must deliver, we can’t let our people down.
“In addition, you are to swing into action and commence carrying out meaningful projects in all the wards in your council. Already there is a blueprint of proposed development which you will see and work with as a guide to taking development to our communities.”
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