Joint Account undermining LG admin in Nigeria – Monarch
From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar
The Chairman of the Cross River State Traditional Rulers Council Etinyin Etim Okon Edet says Joint Account is the problem of local government administration in Nigeria.
Etinyin Edet disclosed this in Calabar while reflecting on the parlous state of local government administration and the rising level of insecurity in the country.
“Whatever made the military to introduce the joint account, it’s the problem of local government in Nigeria.
“The moment they give autonomy to local government, it will spring forth, local government was to be like a training ground for future political leaders, you move from there and become governor, go to Senate and house of representative”, he said.
He said the local government administration in the country should be allowed to work so that at that level, we can produce the calibre of people we want in future.
On insecurity, Etinyin Edet who is also the Paramount Ruler of Bakassi said the key to addressing it is in the hands of traditional rulers.
He said security votes are not getting to where it’s supposed to be and advocated that it should get to the traditional rulers in view of their position within the community.
He said it behoves on the federal government, the state government to open up local government system and allow the thing to run normally.
