The Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Ali Ndume, has said that securing the financial autonomy for Local Governments is the greatest achievement of President Bola Tinubu since he assumed office in May 2023.

Ndume made this known to newsmen this Friday, while saying the court action initiated by the Tinubu administration has now birthed a new financial regime for Local Governments Councils across the country.

He says since state governors hijacked the Local Government administration in Nigeria, by relying on a controversial section of the 1999 Constitution, no meaningful development has happened at the grassroots.

Ndume called on Tinubu to immediately commence the implementation of the court judgment, saying people at the grassroots must begin to feel the impacts of good governance.