Additionally, the apex court barred the Federal Government from channelling local government allocations through state governments. This practice, the court noted, has been misused by governors who retain the funds for purposes other than those intended for the local governments.

These significant pronouncements were made during the ongoing judgment of the Supreme Court in the local government autonomy suit filed by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi SAN, on behalf of the Federal Government.