Former Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Philippines and veteran broadcaster, Dr Yemi Farounbi, has criticised the Federal Government’s stance on local government autonomy, describing it as ‘contrary to federalism’.
Dr Farounbi, who spoke on Fresh 105.9 FM’s radio programme, Political Circuit, argued that President Bola Tinubu’s support for local government autonomy is an attempt to undermine the powers of state governors.
Read Also: Shaibu: My legal battles will restore sanity to deputy governor’s office ridiculed since 1999
He maintained that the Federal Government should focus on its responsibilities and leave the states to manage their affairs.
Farounbi said: “My understanding and that of any intelligent man is that the federation is the Federal Government and the federating units. The state is the state government plus the local government. But if we are going to have the federal government and the local government, we are going to have a big problem.