Atraditional ruler of Nembe Kingdom in Bayelsa state Edmond Dakuru has urged theFederal Government to tackle the lingering issue of local government autonomyby using its veto power. Dakurusaid in Port Harcourt that the measure had become necessary to assist theFederal Government impact efficiently on the local populace. Heurged the Federal Government to exercise its supreme power to achieve financialindependence which is key to true democracy for the third tier of government. TheMonarch said that local governments over the years had failed in terms ofattracting real development to the local populace and so, should be granted autonomyto enable it take full control of its revenue and needs of the local people. Dakurudescribed as “worrisome’’, the insistence by state governors to continuerunning a joint account with the local government, a strategy which accordingto him, has been proven to be a hindrance to growth in the third tier ofgovernment.