PROBLEM FACING LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA

 The Local Government is the third tier of government. It was created to bring government closer to the grassroots and give the people a sense of belonging. There are 774 Local Government Areas in Nigeria. There are so many problems facing this tier which we shall discuss.

Here we will try and give explanations for the following queries used by readers, policy makers and researchers:

·        problems of local government in Nigeria

·        solutions to the problems of local government in Nigeria

·          15 problems of local government in Nigeria

·        what are the major problems confronting local government in Nigeria

·        solutions to local government problems in Nigeria

·        problem facing local govt and the solution

·        factors affecting local government performance in Nigeria

·         what are the challenges facing the implementation of local government reforms in Nigeria.

1. The Constitution

The Nigerian Constitution has undergone a lot of reviews through the years but unfortunately, it has failed to address the major problems of the local Government which include: Qualification and Tenure of Chairmen And Councillors, Removal Process, Local Government creation processes, operation of the Local government Services Commission, Qualifications of Employees, amongst others.

There is no clear distinction of the constitutional powers and boundaries of both the State and Federal Governments as it affects the establishment and operations of the Local Governments. We see these other tiers of government encroaching on some of the functions of the Local Government.

Creation of the State Joint Local Government Account (SJLGA) as noted under Section 162 (6) of the 1999 Constitution states that “Each State shall maintain a Special Account to be called “State Joint Account” into which shall be paid all allocations to the Local Government Councils of the State from the Federation Account and from the Government of the State” has made the search for financial autonomy almost impossible as the Local Government depend on the other tiers for funds.

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