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Local Government autonomy has suffered a major setback in the amendment of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports State Houses of Assembly rejected autonomy for local government areas in the 36 States of the Federation.
Meanwhile, the Clerk to the National Assembly has been directed to transmit the 35 Bills that met the requirements of the provision of section 9(2) of the Constitution to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent.
Also, the NASS urged the State Houses of Assembly of Gombe, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kwara, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba and Zamfara that are yet to forward their resolution on the Bills to do so in fulfilment of their constitutionally imposed obligation to the Constitution amendment process.
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