The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law an Executive Order for the implementation of the Financial Autonomy of State Legislature and State Judiciary.

This was announced on his official Twitter account on Friday evening stating that his administration will continue to do everything to strengthen the principles and practice of democracy and democratic governance in Nigeria.

His tweet reads:

Based on the power vested in me under Section 5 of the 1999 Constitution (as Amended), I, today, signed into law Executive Order No. 10 of 2020 for the implementation of Financial Autonomy of State Legislature and State Judiciary.

This administration will continue to do everything to strengthen the principles and practice of democracy and democratic governance in Nigeria.

Based on the power vested in me under Section 5 of the 1999 Constitution (as Amended), I, today, signed into law Executive Order No. 10 of 2020 for the implementation of Financial Autonomy of State Legislature and State Judiciary.

— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) May 22, 2020