The 36 State Houses of Assembly have unanimously endorsed the autonomy of the Local Government Areas for grassroots development in the country.
This was part of the resolutions adopted at the conference of Speakers of state legislatures of Nigeria held on Saturday, in Yola, with all the Speakers of the 36 states in attendance.
The Chairman of the conference, Hon. Ismail Abdulmumini Kamba, who is also Speaker of Kebbi State House Assembly, revealed that public hearing on the autonomy will be conducted across the country for more inputs from Nigerians.
He explained that far reaching decisions and inputs aimed at re-positioning the country is expected at the end of the public hearing.
He urged the National Assembly to hasten the transmission of the approved Bill on devolution of power to state assemblies for consideration, validation and adoption
He reiterated the commitment of states assemblies in pushing forward the idea of devolution of power for sustainable growth and development.