Musa Adamu Aliyu, stated this in Jos on Thursday during a capacity-building workshop on the Local Government Accountability Framework for LGAs in Nigeria.
Aliyu emphasised that the financial autonomy granted to local governments is a landmark decision that must be implemented and that the ICPC will ensure that officials who fail to do so are held accountable.
The ICPC chairman also stressed that the implementation of financial autonomy will help local governments to plan and budget effectively, adding that “it is crucial for development to reach the grassroots.”