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The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has blamed the 1999 Constitution for the abuse of local governments by governors. The AGF stated this on Monday during a conference organized by the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review. Speaking on the abuse of local governments, Fagbemi said the lack of constitutional clarity has made the local governments to be seen as appendages to state governments. Speaking on the relationship between the local government and states, the AGF said “the 1999 Constitution did not provide adequately for the p…

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