RESPONSIBILITIES AND DISCIPLINE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM IN KADUNA STATE BY Olalude Gbenga Samson INTRODUCTION The administration of Local Government would be rendered nugatory if responsibilities are not given to, and discipline is not instilled in the conduct and attitude of the personnel who constitute both the political and technical structure of the system. The intention and wisdom behind the creation and institutionalization of the Local Government system is to bring governance to the grass root or doorsteps of the people within a particular locality. To effectively achieve that, an orderly personnel regime must be put on ground where things will be done in a prescribed and organized manner. This will assist the political structure of the Local Government administration which comprises chiefly of politicians who may not have technical know-how in the management of the system. The staff or personnel must know their respectively roles and functions in ad...
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Local Government Systems in Nigeria, Structures, Functions and Challenges The idea and practice of localizing government is a universal and age-old phenomenon. In Nigeria, before the emergence of the contemporary state system, governance In all originality was locally or community based, with the emergence of state system, local government still find a place in the Scheme of things. The need of localizing governance in the modern day setting is on the need to bring governance closer to the people. This even as its functions and relevance sometimes overlap with those of other levels of government, it’s still seen as a way of making governance more efficient and effective in a democratic systems of Governance. Structures and Functions of Local Government in Nigeria: Under the 1999 constitution, Nigeria has a single tier system of local government. One other significant provision on local government in the constitution is the clear creation of room for separation of po...