Nigeria: Duke Explains LG Reforms

Calabar — Cross River State governor, Mr. Donald Duke has shed more light on why the proposed local government reforms was necessary, saying that the measure would discard uniformity and duplication of projects by the three tiers of government.

Duke also opined that the reforms will further reduce the burden of financial waste in the local government system and the relative squandering of local government finances and overheads on a few privileged individuals.

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