The Kaduna State House of Assembly has passed the bills for a Law to repeal Kaduna, Zaria and Kafanchan Metropolitan authorities into law.
This follows the adoption of reports on the bills sponsored by the member Representing Makera Constituency, Dahiru Yusuf Liman during plenary.
Presenting the reports, the joint committees observed that the move is necessary in relation to the functions of the Local Governments as enshrined in the constitution.
Briefing assembly correspondents after the passage of the bills, the member representing Zaria City Constituency, Barrister Ismail Mahmud Lawal, said the development followed the recent Supreme Court judgement that granted autonomy to the Local Government Areas of the country.
Barrister Ismail Mahmud also stated that with the autonomy granted to Local Government, there is no longer source of funding for the metropolitan authorities, thus the resolve to repeal the law establishing them.
The authorities are the Kaduna Capital Territory Authority, the Zaria Metropolitan Authority and the Kafanchan Municipal Authority.
Meanwhile, the House has also passed a Bill for a Law to Repeal the Kaduna State Fire and Public Safety Law No. 20 of 2018 and to enact the Kaduna State Fire and Public Safety Law, 2024 into law.