11 Sep, 2025
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Constitution Does Not Allow State or LG Secession, Says Legal Scholar

Despite growing conversations around local government autonomy in Nigeria, a legal scholar has reaffirmed that the current Nigerian Constitution does not provide for the separation or independence of states and local government areas (LGAs). Professor Samuel Oguche, a Senior Executive Fellow at the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies and a visiting law professor […]