“By the virtue of section 7, subsection 1 of the 1999 constitution as amended, the law mandated the system of democratically elected local government officers. With this section, the governors can decide to elect local government offices for two, and thereafter will not conduct election again throughout his tenure” he said. He commended the Supreme Court for adopting serious interpretation of the law, saying that more should be done through status amendment. The law should provide for the federal government to withdraw funds meant for those local governments in the affected states. This will force governors to conduct local government elections, he concluded.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 29, 2020 17:15 UTC