Obey Supreme Court On LG Autonomy Before Demanding State Police — Lawyer Omirhobo Warns Nigerian Governors
A Lagos-based lawyer and public interest advocate, Chief Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo, has warned Nigerian governors to fully comply with Supreme Court judgements on local government autonomy before agitating for the creation of state police. In a strongly worded statement, Omirhobo described it as ironic and dangerous for governors who routinely flout court orders—especially the apex court’s ruling granting financial and administrative autonomy to local governments—to seek control of armed state police forces.
He argued that governors who cannot obey the Supreme Court lack the moral, legal, and constitutional authority to oversee security institutions. Omirhobo cautioned that granting state police powers to such governors could lead to abuse, political repression, and the weaponisation of security agencies against opponents, journalists, and civil society. He stressed that local government autonomy is a constitutional mandate, not a privilege from governors, and warned that decentralisation without accountability threatens democracy.
The lawyer concluded that respect for the rule of law and obedience to court orders must precede any serious discussion on restructuring Nigeria’s security architecture, insisting that constitutional governance must come before political power.
A Lagos-based lawyer and public interest advocate, Chief Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo, has warned Nigerian governors to fully comply with Supreme Court judgements on local government autonomy before agitating for the creation of state police. In a strongly worded statement, Omirhobo described it as ironic and dangerous for governors who routinely flout court orders—especially the apex court’s ruling granting financial and administrative autonomy to local governments—to seek control of armed state police forces.
He argued that governors who cannot obey the Supreme Court lack the moral, legal, and constitutional authority to oversee security institutions. Omirhobo cautioned that granting state police powers to such governors could lead to abuse, political repression, and the weaponisation of security agencies against opponents, journalists, and civil society. He stressed that local government autonomy is a constitutional mandate, not a privilege from governors, and warned that decentralisation without accountability threatens democracy.
The lawyer concluded that respect for the rule of law and obedience to court orders must precede any serious discussion on restructuring Nigeria’s security architecture, insisting that constitutional governance must come before political power.
Obey Supreme Court On LG Autonomy Before Demanding State Police — Lawyer Omirhobo Warns Nigerian Governors
A Lagos-based lawyer and public interest advocate, Chief Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo, has warned Nigerian governors to fully comply with Supreme Court judgements on local government autonomy before agitating for the creation of state police. In a strongly worded statement, Omirhobo described it as ironic and dangerous for governors who routinely flout court orders—especially the apex court’s ruling granting financial and administrative autonomy to local governments—to seek control of armed state police forces.
He argued that governors who cannot obey the Supreme Court lack the moral, legal, and constitutional authority to oversee security institutions. Omirhobo cautioned that granting state police powers to such governors could lead to abuse, political repression, and the weaponisation of security agencies against opponents, journalists, and civil society. He stressed that local government autonomy is a constitutional mandate, not a privilege from governors, and warned that decentralisation without accountability threatens democracy.
The lawyer concluded that respect for the rule of law and obedience to court orders must precede any serious discussion on restructuring Nigeria’s security architecture, insisting that constitutional governance must come before political power.
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