Nigeria, Oct. 30 -- Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has urged Nigerians to look beyond the federal government and demand greater accountability from state and local governments over the management of public funds and delivery of essential services.

Mr Falana made the call on Thursday in Lagos as the keynote speaker at the public screening of LG Billions in the Dark, an investigative documentary on local governance in Osun State produced by DevReporting.

The documentary examines the prolonged crisis over local government leadership in Osun and its implications for public finance and service delivery. It highlights the gap between billions of naira allocated to the state's 30 local government areas and the poor state of roads, water, sani...