Who is your Local Government Chairman?
For a start, it is a shame that our local governments are not independent. This would have helped to make governance relevant to the common man.
The common man may not be able to get close to Abuja but then his local government headquarters may well be less than a few kilometers away.
For governance to be closer to the people the process begun by PMB to wean the local governments from the apron strings of the state governments should be sustained.
It is sad but not surprising that the state governors want to scuttle it.
The states by the instrumentality of the constitution control the funds of the local governments.
Whereas the federal government shares revenue with the States, the states collect funds on behalf of the local governments.
This explains why it is difficult to find a state where many local governments are of a different party from the party of the state government.
Given the above constraint, it becomes difficult for the local governments to have an identity. It even becomes more difficult to measure the performance of the local governments.
In spite of the above constraints, the people still have a role to play in their governance by getting close to their local governments. How many of us know our local government Chairman?
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Pius you have touched on a very important issue. We the people are not aware of our role in getting good governance. Too much attention is paid to the centre (Federal government) while there is none to the state and local governments.
ReplyDeleteI have been following you on this and I Agee completely. Thanks
DeletePius you have touched on a very important issue. We the people are not aware of our role in getting good governance. Too much attention is paid to the centre (Federal government) while there is none to the state and local governments.
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DeleteA very good question that I know over 60% of Nigerians to care to. The local governments need to be financially independent.
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DeleteI agree they should be independent, but the problem at the core is the corruption that is so rooted in the system from the least of them all to the most powerful. Even the child in the primary school is already corrupt because they have seen their seniors and parents corrupt. Before Nigeria can move forward, it must elect a few noble men and women to be it's leaders for the next generation. Then at that point it really doesn't matter where the power lies because our elected leaders will be doing what they are expected to do...Lead and not Loot.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Thanks for your time and effort.
DeleteI agree they should be independent, but the problem at the core is the corruption that is so rooted in the system from the least of them all to the most powerful. Even the child in the primary school is already corrupt because they have seen their seniors and parents corrupt. Before Nigeria can move forward, it must elect a few noble men and women to be it's leaders for the next generation. Then at that point it really doesn't matter where the power lies because our elected leaders will be doing what they are expected to do...Lead and not Loot.
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