{"id":124645,"date":"2025-12-28T22:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T21:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=124645"},"modified":"2025-12-28T22:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T21:20:08","slug":"makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/","title":{"rendered":"Makinde Slams Tinubu Over Double Standards on LG Autonomy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu over what he described as a double-standard approach to the enforcement of financial autonomy for local government councils in Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Makinde faulted the President\u2019s threat to issue an Executive Order compelling state governors to comply with the direct allocation of funds from the Federation Account to local governments, describing the stance as inconsistent and contradictory.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The governor, who spoke during a media parley in Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital on Sunday said the proposed Executive Order \u201cmisses the point,\u201d stressing that the issue of local government autonomy is riddled with inconsistencies that cannot be resolved through coercion.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Makinde particularly questioned the moral authority of the Federal Government on the matter, citing the creation of Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Lagos State as a clear contradiction to the principle of local government autonomy.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWhat are you saying when you have created LCDAs? Are you not saying that the local government should be under the state? So how come now suddenly\u2026?\u201d Makinde queried.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added that governance should not be driven by convenience or changing positions based on one\u2019s level of authority.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt should not be a situation of if you are at the sub-national level, you take one position and while you are at the federal level, you take another position. I don\u2019t think that should be it,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While acknowledging the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy, the Oyo governor argued that the matter goes beyond legal pronouncements and requires political engagement and consensus-building.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSo, I know there is a Supreme Court judgment on this matter, but some of these things may not be resolved strictly through the judicial process. Some, you have to negotiate a political solution and things like that.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI think this will fall into that category where people should honestly come to the table and say we have issues with this area or that area. We can\u2019t keep shifting,\u201d he stated.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Tinubu had, on December 19, warned that he could issue an Executive Order to enforce direct allocation of funds to local governments if state governors failed to comply with a Supreme Court ruling affirming financial autonomy for the third tier of government.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The President issued the warning at the 15th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. He had earlier made a similar remark at the party\u2019s 14th National Caucus meeting, insisting that local government autonomy cannot exist without adequate funding.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tinubu warned that continued resistance by state governments could force the Federal Government to release allocations directly to local councils through the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC).<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIf you wait for my Executive Order, because I have the knife, I have the yam, I will cut it. I\u2019m just being very respectful and understanding with my governors. Otherwise, if you don\u2019t start to implement it, FAAC after FAAC you will see.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe ultimate goal is our Supreme Court. We have to comply. We have to respect the judgment,\u201d Tinubu had said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reaffirming his administration\u2019s commitment to enforcing local government financial autonomy, the President warned that persistent violations of the Supreme Court ruling could trigger federal intervention.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Supreme Court, in a landmark judgment delivered on July 11, 2024, upheld a suit filed by the Federal Government seeking to guarantee financial independence for local governments.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a unanimous verdict, a seven-member panel of justices ruled that it was unconstitutional for state governments to retain or manage funds meant for local councils.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The apex court consequently ordered that allocations from the Federation Account be paid directly to local governments, in line with Section 162 (5\u20138) of the 1999 Constitution.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite the ruling, several state governments have continued to operate joint accounts, a practice the Supreme Court expressly declared unlawful.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lizzy Chirkpi Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu over what he described as a double-standard approach to the enforcement of financial autonomy&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":124646,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Makinde Slams Tinubu Over Double Standards on LG Autonomy - Pointblank News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Makinde Slams Tinubu Over Double Standards on LG Autonomy - Pointblank News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Lizzy Chirkpi Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu over what he described as a double-standard approach to the enforcement of financial autonomy&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pointblank News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-28T21:20:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/maxresdefault-14.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Our Reporter\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Our Reporter\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Our Reporter\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c\"},\"headline\":\"Makinde Slams Tinubu Over Double Standards on LG Autonomy\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-28T21:20:08+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/\"},\"wordCount\":656,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/maxresdefault-14.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/\",\"name\":\"Makinde Slams Tinubu Over Double Standards on LG Autonomy - Pointblank News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/maxresdefault-14.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-28T21:20:08+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/maxresdefault-14.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/maxresdefault-14.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Makinde Slams Tinubu Over Double Standards on LG Autonomy\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/\",\"name\":\"Pointblank News\",\"description\":\"Just the news\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c\",\"name\":\"Our Reporter\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Our Reporter\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Makinde Slams Tinubu Over Double Standards on LG Autonomy - Pointblank News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Makinde Slams Tinubu Over Double Standards on LG Autonomy - Pointblank News","og_description":"By Lizzy Chirkpi Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu over what he described as a double-standard approach to the enforcement of financial autonomy&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/","og_site_name":"Pointblank News","article_published_time":"2025-12-28T21:20:08+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/maxresdefault-14.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Our Reporter","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Our Reporter","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/"},"author":{"name":"Our Reporter","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c"},"headline":"Makinde Slams Tinubu Over Double Standards on LG Autonomy","datePublished":"2025-12-28T21:20:08+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/"},"wordCount":656,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/maxresdefault-14.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/","url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/","name":"Makinde Slams Tinubu Over Double Standards on LG Autonomy - Pointblank News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/maxresdefault-14.jpg","datePublished":"2025-12-28T21:20:08+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/maxresdefault-14.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/maxresdefault-14.jpg","width":1280,"height":720},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/makinde-slams-tinubu-over-double-standards-on-lg-autonomy\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Makinde Slams Tinubu Over Double Standards on LG Autonomy"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/","name":"Pointblank News","description":"Just the news","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c","name":"Our Reporter","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Our Reporter"},"url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124645"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124647,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124645\/revisions\/124647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}