The Senate has passed the Local Government Financial Autonomy Bill.
The bill, sponsored by Senator Munsur Manu Soro, seeks to grant full financial, administrative and uniformity of tenure autonomy to the third tier of the Nigeria government.
Senators overwhelmingly voted in support of the Bill at Tueaday’s plenary in Abuja.
92 out of the 109 senators in the upper chamber of the National Assembly voted in support of the Bill.
