Contending Issues in the Niger Delta Crisis of Nigeria - Journal of ...

Chapter III: Contending Issues in Governance and Democracy at the Local
Government Level in Nigeria: Some Reflections on the Niger Delta Question
The report went further to state the functions which local
governments are expected to perform to be those;
(a) Which require detailed local knowledge or efficient performance.
(b) In which success depends on community responsiveness and
participation.
(c) Which are of a personal nature requiring provision close to
where the individual affected lives (1976 reform).
To be very specific, the fourth schedule of the 1999 constitution spelt
out the functions of local government to amongst other things involve;
(a)
The consideration and the making of recommendations to a
state commission on economic body on;
i. The economic development of the state, particularly in so far as
the area of authority of the council and of the state are affected,
and
ii.
Proposal made by the said commission or body.
Other very categoric functions according to the constitution covers the
collection of rates, Licenses, parks, cemeteries and destitute homes,
refuse and night soil disposal, outdoor advertisement, public
conveniences, control of sale of liquor amongst several other
functions.
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