Chairman of the Senate Committee on Services and Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Sunday Steve Karimi, has said the National Assembly will fully support President Bola Tinubu in enforcing financial autonomy for local governments and recovering trillions of naira allegedly diverted by state governments over the years. Despite the clarity and finality of the judgment, Karimi lamented that several state governments have continued to flout the ruling. “The National Assembly will not fold its arms while a clear judgment of the Supreme Court is treated with contempt,” Karimi said. Karimi linked the collapse of effective local government administration to the worsening security situation across parts of the country. “This level of impunity and organised plunder has no place in a 21st-century democracy,” Karimi said, adding that restoring financial autonomy to local governments remains critical to national development, security, and democratic consolidation.

Source: The Guardian January 04, 2026 11:39 UTC