Democracy Day: Insecurity in Nigeria due to collapse of grassroots governance – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu on Friday blamed the insecurity his administration is addressing the collapse of grassroots governance.

Tinubu disclosed this during his nationwide broadcast to mark this year’s June 12 Democracy Day.

The president said in his bid to recognize the grassroots, his administration sought financial autonomy for the 774 local governments.

He noted that the ineffective local government administration is a major challenge to Nigeria’s advancement.

“Recognising that democracy is undermined when people do not feel its impact, my administration has sought financial autonomy for our 774 local councils.

“A fundamental challenge to our nation’s advancement has been ineffective local government administration.

“The insecurity we are addressing is partly due to the collapse of grassroots governance,” he said.