Governor Agbu Kefas has taken a daring step toward strengthening grassroots governance by introducing a bill to give the state’s 16 local government councils complete autonomy, according to Rt. Hon. Abel Peter Diah, chairman of the Taraba State Advisory Committee on Local Government Autonomy. This is well in advance of the recent Supreme Court ruling requiring such autonomy nationwide.
Diah revealed this in Jalingo when the committee’s report was formally presented to the governor in the T.Y. Danjuma House’s executive chamber.
The committee conducted extensive consultations across the state’s three geopolitical zones, according to Diah, who also serves as the State House of Assembly representative for the Mbamnga constituency.
He claims that as part of its mandate, the committee held sensitization meetings with traditional rulers, civil society organizations, community-based organizations, and other important stakeholders to discuss the value and application of local government autonomy.
He listed the committee’s primary areas of focus, which include strengthening stakeholder capacity, promoting inclusive community engagement, enhancing grassroots security, and guaranteeing local councils’ financial independence.
Diah went on to say that the governor received recommendations that were derived from a variety of sources throughout the state.
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