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Monitoring of Revenue Alloca Tion to Local Governments Act

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1. Establishment and membership of the Joint Local Government Account Alloca tion Committee f

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An Act to provide for the monitoring of Revenue Allocation to Local Government

Councils from the Federation Account; and for related matters.

[Commencement.] [ ]

1. Establishment and membership of the Joint Local Government Account Alloca tion Committee for each State

(1) Each State of the Federation shall establish a body to be known as the State

Joint Local Government Account Allocation Committee (hereinafter referred to as “the

Committee”).

(2) The Committee shall include the following members-
(a) the Commissioner or any other officer charged with the responsibility for Local Government in the State who shall be the Chairman;
(b) a Commissioner of Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission provided that the Commissioner shall not serve in his own State;
(c) all the Chairmen of the Local Government Councils in the State;
(d) the Accountant-General of the State;
(e) a representative of the Accountant-General of the Federation; and
(f) a representative of the State Revenue Board.
(3) The Permanent Secretary of the State Ministry charged with responsibility for

Local Government or such officer as may be designated by the Chairman shall be the

Secretary to the Committee.

Functions of the Committee

The functions of the Committee shall be to-

(a) ensure that allocations made to the Local Govemment Councils in the State from the Federation Account and from the State concerned are promptly paid

into the State Joint Local Government Account;

(b) ensure that the funds paid into the State Joint Local Government Account under paragraph (a) of this section are distributed to the Local Government Councils in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 and any law made in that behalf by the House of Assembly of the State; and
(c) monitor the payment and distribution of the funds mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section so as to ascertain the actual amount paid to each Local

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