Governors Back Financial Autonomy For State Legislature, Judiciary

GOVERNORS of the 36 states of the country have thrown their weight behind financial autonomy for state legislators and the state judiciary.

Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, who spoke to newsmen after he led the Chairman of States Legislators Conference, Abubakar Suleiman, to meet with the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, gave the assurance that modalities for the implementation of the financial autonomy would be concluded on Thursday next week.

Tambuwal was accompanied by Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State, who was one time speaker of the state House of Assembly, and his Zamfara State counterpart, Bello Matawalle.

Speaking on why the delegation was at the State House, Tambuwal, who was a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, said the meeting was at the instance of President Muhammadu Buhari.

LAGOS

Metropolitan Junior Chamber ( LMJC), a worldwide federation of young leaders and entrepreneurs, holds its yearly Otunba Bola Adewunmi Leadership Lecture tomorrow at Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos at 2.00p. m.

According to its President, Deji Akinwande, the theme is “Collaborative Leadership: The recipe for one’s future.” Speakers are Kris Olukolu, Ella George- Uduku; Ibi Sofekun, Pascal Dike and Dele Alimi.

The lecture is named after Otunba Bola Adewunmi, JCI Nigeria founder and to commemorate the movement’s 64 years of building positive leadership for a changing world.