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Former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori, has described the Supreme Court ruling, which gave financial autonomy to the 774 local government councils in Nigeria, as defective. Ibori, who made the declaration in a post on his X handle, said the decision could be seen as a ban on state autonomy. The ruling, according to him, could be seen as an erosion of state autonomy. As he said, states are meant to have significant control over their internal affairs, including the administration of local governments, in a federal system. He said the federal government has no right to interfere with the…

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