Search results
1. Grassroots participation in governance. One of the major reasons for the creation of local government in Nigeria is to bring governance closer to the people. Participation by the citizens-in-governance is one of the underlying precepts of democracy and the modern notion of government. This is done through participation in the electoral ...
- 445KB
- 15
A. General Administration. ü The Chairman is the overall head of Local Government (both political and administrative structures) ü Supervisory Councillors are eyes and ears of the Chairman. ü Chairman monitors departments through supervisors who are the political head of departments ü Chairman does not sign cheques, but can monitor payments.
People also ask
What is local government in Nigeria?
Who appoints local government chairmen in Nigeria?
Why was local government created in Nigeria?
Who is the chairman of a local government committee in Nigeria?
HEAD OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT: President Muhammadu Buhari FORM OF GOVERNMENT: ... CONTRY PROFILE 2019 THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM IN NIGERIA . 3.3 Council types
- Pre-Independence Era
- 1960–1975 Era
- 1976–1988 Era
- The Era of 1999 Till Date
In order to achieve administrative effectiveness and efficiency, a native administrative system made up of four main interdependent parts was introduced. Viz, (i) the resident who provided direction and control; (ii) the native authority, usually headed by a chief who had indigenous political legitimacy and supported by a council of elders; (iii) t...
By 1962, the structure had been reduced to two tiers with divisional councils at the top supported by local councils. But this effort came to nought because of disillusionment with the performance in the area of delivery of social services. Consequently, the mobilization of resources was becoming increasingly difficult and required the employment o...
The inefficiency and lack of effective local administration in Nigeria before the 1976 Local Government Reform was aptly captured by Brigadier Shehu Yar’Adua, the then Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, thus: Confronted with these challenges at the grassroots level, the Murtala regime embarked on a radical transformation of governance at the loc...
The system of local governance in the fourth republic was heralded by the conduct of local government election held on December 5, 1998. Elected officials did not, however, assume office until 6 months later in May 1999. The electoral law under which the official of the local government were elected (the Basic Constitutional and Transitional Provis...
- Toyin Abe, Femi Omotoso
- 2021
Most or almost all the States in Nigeria have reduced the tenure of Local Government Chairmen from 4 or 3 years to 2 years. The most recent one is the resolution passed by the State Assembly of Adamawa State reducing the tenure of Chairmen from Two and half years to Two years (Nigeria Politics Online, 2016).
1. Local government must be a legal entity distinct from the state and federal government. 2. Local government must be administered by democratically elected officials. 3. Local government must have specific powers to perform a range of functions assigned it by law. 4. Local government must enjoy substantial autonomy to
The question of autonomy for local government has long divided both scholars and practitioners of the Nigerian local government system and the polarization remains. This paper looks beyond the arguments for the merits or demerits of local govern-ment autonomy as encapsulated in the dominant debate. This paper therefore joins
