The Presidential Implementation Committee on Financial Autonomy of State Legislature and Judiciary has said most states flouted constitutional provisions on financial autonomy for other organs and agencies of government.
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The committee, which was chaired by a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, submitted its report to President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Tuesday.
Buhari inaugurated the committee on March 22 to study and recommend the modalities for implementing the financial autonomy recently granted to state legislatures and the judiciary in compliance with Section 121 (3) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
The 8th National Assembly granted the autonomy during the new amendments lawmakers included the constitution in 2018, and signed into law by Buhari.
Presenting the report, Malami told the President that the implementation would strengthen democracy by giving full recognition to the Principle of Separation of Powers at the state level.
However, he said the committee found out that most states rarely complied with legal provisions on financial autonomy.
âMalami added that the committee observed that most states honoured the constitutional provisions for financial autonomy in the breach, than in observance, noting that the legislature and judiciary remained the last hope of the common man and should be given autonomy,â a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said.
Among those, the committee consulted before producing the report were governors, chief judges of states, speakers of Houses of Assembly and civil society organisations.
âThe recommendations clearly spell out that if uniform modules for implementation of financial autonomy for state legislature and state judiciary are approved for implementation in the 36 states, it will no doubt strengthen Nigeriaâs democratic principles, practices, and public governance,â Malami added.
Buhari said the first step was to study the report and take action on the recommendations.
The President also promised to abide by all democratic principles, having contested elections on three previous occasions before he won in 2015.
He said, âI went through a terrible time getting here. That is why I want to stabilise the system so that others will not pass through the same experience.
âBoth young and ordinary Nigerians depend on leadership to ensure justice is always done. So, we must ensure that trust is not compromised.
âThis administration will take the report seriously.â
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