EFFECT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE GRASSROOTS IN NIGERIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

ABSTRACT
Local government is a level of government with assigned legislative and executive powers to execute and make policies covering a particular area made up of communities (localities) of theirs local government. The constitution provides for establishment, defines its structure, functions, powers and sources of revenue for activities. Furthermore, its relationship with the state and federal governments is clearly stated in the constitution (Philip, 2009). However, the 1999 constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria introduced some ambiguous clauses in the relationship between the local state governments and prominent among them is the state local government joint account (SLGJA) arrangement which has seriously eroded the financial autonomy of the local government system in Nigeria. The SLGJA has been so much misinterpreted by the state government that the local government that the local government council whether elected or appointed is heavily under the overbearing influence of the state government always.

    Date: 2026-08-07 00:00:00.000000