Local government administration in nigeria and the localist. Guidelines for minimum education standards at all levels. In effect, the paper set as its objectives to examine the challenges of lg administration, previous efforts by the governments in nigeria to address the challenges and lessons that could be learnt from other workable systems. The federal government of nigeria is composed of three distinct branches. The central trust and objective of this paper is to look at the independence of the judiciary in nigeria whether it is a myth or reality and to conclude with recommendations. Local government and intergovernmental relations in.
Separation of powers between the three arms of government and between the two levels doctrine of mutual control and accountability. The world has become a global village where every nation including nigeria is striving to. Local governments are set up to bring government closer to the people at the grassroots i. Abujas three arms zone is one kilometer in diameter, and the.
While providing for the vertical separation of powers among the three arms of government the legislature, the executive and the judiciary, the constitution also. This booklet also has a pictorial representation on an a2 poster. Government in nigeria is perceived as a provider of contracts and a big employer even though this is in the context of a civil service that has been largely deprofessionalized and appears to be bottom heavy dada, 2003. Nigerias states are subdivided into 774 local government areas, each of which is governed by a council that is responsible for supplying basic needs. The three tiers of government in nigeria includes the federal, state and local. The arms of government can be referred to as the branches of government in nigeria. Constitution of the federal republic of nigeria wipo. The pattern of funding within parties gives chief executives at. There are 3 branches in the government of nigeria and these are. Pdf an exploration of the executive arm of government in nigeria. The division of revenue between the spheres of government 3. Arms of government in nigeria and the tiers information.
Head of government includes the name, title of the top executive designated to manage the executive branch of the government, and the beginning date in office. It is in view of this that this study examined intergovernmental relation and the performance of local government in nigeria. Pdf challenges of egovernment implementation in the. In nigeria, for instance, political parties are frequently linked to the executive arm of government. Public sector restructuring and governance in nigeria.
The president and his miniters form the federal executive council, with the president as the chairman. The 36 states in nigeria and their local government areas. Cape town after a meeting with chief justice mogoeng mogoeng and speaker baleka mbete, president jacob zuma said on tuesday the heads of the three arms of government would in future meet at. Relationship between the executive, the legislature and the. The medium term expenditure framework mtef and fiscal strategy paper fsp prepared by nigerias executive arm of government has come under heavy criticism in the senate. There are three main organs of government in nigeria, they also called arms of government. Organs of government and their functions in nigeria legit. Courts and judges are independent of parliament and government.
In this article, l have been able to discuss the three arms of government in nigeria, and their functions, and i am hopeful that, this information will be of use to someone. Nigeria is a federal republic, with executive power exercised by the. Local government administration in nigeria and the. The share of government in the economy is unduly large since consolidated government expenditures rose from 29% of gdp in. The second important organ of the government is executive. The relationship among the three tiers of government in nigeria. I know the three arms of government are the executive, legislative and judiciary. But i need their symbols names for example, the judiciarys symbol is that court thing i think balance, i think the legislative symbol is the maze might be wrong though, and i have no idea of the executive. The senate shall consist of three senators from each state and one from the. Many reasons, ranging from the political to the socioeconomic. After nigerias 196770 civil war, petroleum output and prices increased rapidly.
What are the three arms of government and their symbols of. Here is the list of all the 36 states in nigeria and abuja and their local government areas. The judiciary, the courts, responsible for carrying out justice and punitive actions. Organs or arms of government by joel3 politics nigeria. Nigeria summary nigeria is a federal republic with three tiers of government. In nigeria, power relations among the three branches of. According to green cited in akinboye 2007 local government is an essential instrument of.
Small arms and light weapons proliferation and its implication for west african regional security mr. Department of political science, obafemi awolowo university, ileife. There shall be 36 states in nigeria, that is to say, abia, adamawa, akwa ibom. Toyin falola, a leading historian intimately acquainted.
The nigerian government structure is made up of three tiers, which are the federal government, state government and the local government. A federation is an association or a union of autonomous states that come together for the purpose of enhancing better relationship or improving their common good. The avowal of a new management elites olusoji george department of business administration university of lagos, nigeria seyi shadare department of industrial relations and personnel management university of lagos, nigeria oluwakemi owoyemi. The legislative arm made up of councilors should be allowed by the constitution to make laws for the local government as well as carry out the necessary oversight functions at that level. It provides for a presidential system of government in which there is an executive, a legislature and a judiciary, with each acting as a check and balance on the powers of the other two arms. The relationship among the three tiers of government in nigeria the three tiers of government in nigeria includes the federal, state and local. The paper examines local government and intergovernmental relations in nigeria. The relationship among the three tiers of government in. Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria 1. The local government system in itself is a complete one, with both executive and legislative arms. It also interrogates the powers of this arm of government under the 1979. Anyway, this maybe interesting to you, but probably not helpful.
What are the three arms of government in nigeria and their. The local government councils, which are regarded as the third tier of government below the federal and state levels, receive monthly subsidies from a national federation account. This body initiates the policies and programmes of the federal government and ensures that they are properly implemented after they may have been passed into law by the legislature. The executive comprising of president, vice president, prime minister, cabinet.
So far the local government system in nigeria has not been stable and thus its future remains bleak, uncertain and insecure. The three arms of government are the legislative,the executive and the judicial government. What are the reasons for the creation of local government in nigeria. The relative roles of the three tiers of governmentthe federal government, the. Although democratically elected local government is protected by the constitution, and development areas and autonomous communities are created by individual state legislation, elected local government is lacking in. Separation of power is the division of powers and functions of government among the three broadly demarcated arms. The 3 arms of government in nigeria, which is the most corrupt. The exclusive responsibilities of the federal government of nigeria are broadly. Legal perspective enobong mbang akpambang lecturer, in the department of public law, faculty of law, ekiti state university, adoekiti, nigeria and a barrister and solicitor of the supreme court of nigeria. Nigeria is a federal republic with a presidential system.
Local government in nigeria forms the third tier of government coming after the federal and state governments. Local government administration in nigeria and the localist theory. The establishment of representative legislatures at the federal and state levels of government by the constitution of the federal republic of nigeria 1999 1999 constitution, after a period of military rule devoid of any representative or accountable governance, essentially epitomized a fresh attempt at constitutionalism in nigeria. In ancient times the executive monarch and council of ministers used to make the implement laws and it also awarded punishment to the lawbreakers. The constitution further provides for the operation of three tiers of government, at the federal, state and local levels. The constitution provides for a separation of powers among the three branches of government. General elections held in february 1999 marked the end of 15 years of military rule and the beginning of civilian rule based on a multiparty democracy. The government of the republic of uganda is a democracy made up of three arms. The public sector had over the years been weakened with an. In the booklet, some light is shed on the roles and functions of the organs of government, state institutions and the district assemblies. The separation of powers is the result, and the essential characteristic of the degree of state development, the condition and prerequisite for the organization and functioning of the rule of law. Of the three arms of government, the judiciary is the branch of government that enables our decisions to be. The relative roles of the three tiers of governmentthe federal.
The arm of government that implements government laws and policies. Some of their functions of government are to manage the national and international affairs of the country. The legislature enacts the laws and the executive implements them. Exploring the nexus jide ibietan1, peter ndukwe2 abstract the main objective of this paper is to examine the nature and challenges of local government administration in nigeria using the localist theory as framework of analysis. A federal system of government is necessarily given effect through institutions of various kinds. Constitutional framework regarding the multisphere system of government 3. Legislative, executive, and judicial governance in federal. Ahistoryofnigeria nigeria is africas most populous country and the worlds eighth largest oil producer, but its success has been undermined in recent decades by ethnic and religious con. Executive arm of government in nigeria channels television.
South africa busts another secret nigeria arms deal, seizes. Afolabi department of political science, obafemi awolowo university, ileife. Abstract the paper examines the extent to which democratic values and practices. According to green cited in akinboye 2007 local government is an essential instrument of national or state government for performance of certain basic functions which can best be administered locally on the intimate knowledge of the. Dec 24, 2015 here is the list of all the 36 states in nigeria and abuja and their local government areas. It revealed that there is a remarkably difference between local government autonomy and. By the mid1970s, petroleum accounted for about threefourths of total federal revenue. The 3 arms of government in nigeria and their functions updated. Nigerias national defence policy document categorizes nigerias interest into vital, strategic and peripheral interests. A cursory approach owing to the seizure of power by the buhariidiagbon military coup deetat of december. Nigeria became an independent country in october 1 st 1960 after about a century occupation by the british.
The machinery of government structure and functions of. The concept of egovernment began in the early 1990s which is the use of information technology to improve governance, promote efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of public service. Legislative power, executive power and judicial power. President olusegun obasanjo took a swipe at the nigerian judiciary, adjudging it to be corrupt, and partly responsible for the perception by nigerians and others that they could not get justice without money the guardian newspapers,august 7, 2005. The governments control of the extraction, refining, and distribution of oil meant that, the state became the dominant source of capital. Nigeria shall be a federation consisting of states and a federal capital territory.
The paper argues that local government is not mutually exclusive of other levels of government and. Many reasons, ranging from the political to the socioeconomic, have been given for the creation of local government. These structure helps the government to manage society at three different levels and division helps to implement the management in a more efficient way because each organ of government has its own functions and responsibilities. What are the three arms of government and their functions. Nigeria is one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign state to be known by the name of the federal republic of nigeria. The study adopted secondary source of collecting data. Meaning, types and functions of the executive organ of the. Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria.
It revealed that there is a remarkably difference between local government autonomy and democratic governance in nigeria and usa. Ahistoryofnigeria assets cambridge university press. Local government and its relationship with the other tiers of government introduction the 1999 constitution of nigeria provides what may be regarded as basic and rather comprehensive legal framework for true federalism. The three of them are involved in delivering dividends of democracy to the people. South africa busts another secret nigeria arms deal. The concept of e government began in the early 1990s which is the use of information technology to improve governance, promote efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of public service. The paper examined a comparative analysis of local government autonomy and democratic governance in nigeria and usa. Nigeria is a famous country with more than one hundred and forty million population. The future of nigeria egovernment worldcomp proceedings. Nairaland forum nairaland general politics organs or arms of government by joel3 78953 views an open letter to federal government by great ife students union governor masari serving himself food in the kitchen of government girls school open letter to kaduna state governor nasir ahmad elrufai by joel3 1.
Aba north, aba south, arochukwu, bende, isiala ngwa south, ikwuano, isiala, ngwa north, isukwuato, ukwa west, ukwa east, umuahia, umuahia south. Bashir malam lecturer department of political science gombe state university nigeria phd candidate in the political science of the faculty of graduate studies university of kelaniya sri lanka abstract. Local government and intergovernmental relations in nigerias. The local governments as the third tier of government. Executive dominance, party control, and state legislatures in. Nigerias unhealthy domestic policy environment has narrowed down the menu of policy choices at the multilateral level. Small arms and light weapons proliferation and its. What are their features, differences, and functions.
President olusegun obasanjo took a swipe at the nigerian judiciary, adjudging it to be corrupt, and partly responsible for the perception by nigerians and others that they could not get justice without money the guardian newspapers,august 7. Any first year student of senior high school who is being introduced to government as a subject knows the three arms of government as a major requirement in democratic governance. The executive, the government itself, responsible for the day to day rui nning of the country and laws. It may interest you to know that nigeria is one of the six greatest oil producers in opec, but the state of the domestic economy and prevailing social conditions are not desirable.
1150 952 420 916 953 351 650 453 403 305 218 884 1128 1481 319 753 659 1540 1289 329 129 1205 534 6 928 1463 1348 675 1249 18 787 866 1480 172 879 4 40 441