the Nigerian constitution establishes the local government as the third tier of government in the country. The intent of the constitution,is that it is supposed to be run independent of the states, just as the states operate independent of the Federal government. But the reality is that local government councils are run as appendages of the state government. Although section 7(1)1999 constitution as amended states expressly that local government administration shall be by elected officials, that law is observed in the breach. The norm at the moment is for state governors to appoint their minions and lackeys into the local councils as caretaker committee members. Consequently, denying the people a say in the choice of who governs them. Local government councils in Nigeria are state governor’s honey pie to say the least. President Muhammadu Buhari captures the plight of the local government councils aptly when he said recently that “the relationship between the three tiers ...
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