BREAKING: Constitution Amendment: Protest Rocks NASS As NLC Demands LG Autonomy 

• The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is leading a protest to the National Assembly (NASS).

• NLC is demanding overwhelming votes from the federal lawmakers, ahead of the clause by clause voting on the ongoing constitution alteration process.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the labour leaders are demanding that the lawmakers vote in favour of autonomy for the local government and the judiciary.

They insist that the lack of autonomy for the judicial arm of Government, as well as the local government as the third tier of Government, run contrary to democratic principles.

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Recall that the National Assembly will by this week begin proceedings to amend sections of the Constitution allegedly hindering growth in the country.

President of the NLC, Ayuba Wabba who is leading the protest, said governance at the grassroot level has been mortgaged by a few individuals with vested interest.

He said for too long, local government administrations have been at the mercy of state governors, who divert funds meant for infrastructural development at the grassroots to other purposes.

According to Wabba, the situation where people troop from the rural areas to urban centres on daily basis cannot be unconnected with the alienation of the local government councils in Nigeria, stressing that when they lack basic necessities of life they are left with no option than to migrate to the city centres.

He equally blamed government for failing to ensure total independence of the judiciary, insisting that the proposed constitutional alteration will provide an opportunity to correct such ills.

Wabba also argued that insecurity, poor governance and corruption plaguing the country were closely linked to the faulty constitution that extricate the people at the grassroots.

“We are here today to demand that the National Assembly members that will be voting on the alteration of our Constitution must vote on full autonomy of the local government councils and independence of the judicial arm of government because we believe in the principle of separation of powers.

“When we have strong judiciary, it will help in checking the excesses of our politicians. The local government system is not working because it has been hijacked by a few.

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