The Committee of Youth on Mobilization and Sensitization (CYMS) has hailed the final judgement delivered by the Supreme Court today on Local Government financial Autonomy.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Director General, Chief Obinna Nwaka and made available to newsmen in Abuja 11th July 2024.
According to him, CYMS as an organization engaged under the Presidency, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) has been advocating for this autonomy following the report from its State Coordinators over the underdevelopment, insecurity, unemployment and unnecessary urban rural migration affecting the people at the grassroot level and community, citing also the advocacy visit to relevant stakeholders such as EFCC Chairman, National Assembly members and several call to actions for Nigerians to support the LG autonomy during various conferences.
While commending the Supreme Court judgement, he also appreciates President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his determination to make the dream come through, having realized that the only way to ensure adequate development and dividends of democracy gets to the rural areas and grassroots is the implementation of the LGA financial autonomy.
CYMS Director General while urging the State Governors immediate compliance to the judgment also charged Nigerian Youth in politics to take advantage of the judgement and prepare to take up leadership positions in their various local governments in order to enable them contribute their quota towards grassroots development.
He also urged the political parties in the states to consider candidates below the age of 50 for both Local Government chairman and Councilorship position for effective representation, hitch free collaboration with the people and Prompt intervention on emergency assignment.
He called on meaningful Nigerians not only to focus their criticism, monitoring and blames on the government of the centre for poor governance, however they should now focus and monitor the local government administration in their respective states for resource management and dividends of democracy since the autonomy has been fully granted, the LG autonomy is now the hope for the people at the grassroot and the 25th democracy anniversary gift from the administration of renewed hope led President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
