Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has described the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to local governments as a mere distraction. Makinde questioned the sustainability of local governments receiving allocations from the federal government. Addressing members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, in Ibadan, Oyo State, the governor said local governments are not generating much revenues. On Thursday, the apex court ruled that the federal government should henceforth pay allocations directly to local government councils. The seven-member panel of the apex court held that st…