“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge”. So says the Good Book.

Indeed, there is an incredible degree of ignorance in the land as it concerns the statutory functions of the various arms of Government in Nigeria.

No wonder we pay so much attention to the Federal and State Government, thus paying little or no attention to the Local Government Council. And in the process, we allow the Local Government Chairmen and Councilors to escape with an incredible degree of incompetence or dereliction of duties.

In Nigeria, most Local Governments chairmen are only interested in the aspect of their functions, which will attract revenue to them while they conveniently ignore the responsibilities stipulated under the Fourth Schedule.

They also love the display of power but do not appreciate the responsibility that go along with power.

Now, here are some roles of the Local Government Council- specifically as it pertains to the transport and allied sector – that is often erroneously ascribed to the State Government and even the Federal Government


1.Licensing of bicycles, trucks (other than mechanically propelled trucks), canoes, wheel barrows and carts.



2.Establishment, maintenance and regulation of Bus stops, Motor Parks.



3.Construction and maintenance of roads, streets, other public highways, parks, open spaces, or such public facilities as may be prescribed from time to time by the House of Assembly of a State.



4.Naming of roads ‘and streets and numbering of houses;



5.Provision and maintenance Of public toilets



6.Public waste management (refuse disposal)



7.Erecting and maintenance of Street lights



8.Regulation of Out-door advertising and hoarding



9.Construction and clearing of drainage



10.Provision and maintenance of public transportation



11.Elimination of destitute, beggars and street urchins from the street.

So what exactly do Local Government Councils use their allocations and internally generated revenues for?

https://autojosh.com/see-11-functions-of-the-local-government-chairmen-that-might-shock-you/

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Where on earth do you expect them to get the revenue to execute all that? The governors seize everything and only give them tokens. LG autonomy is the solution.

All these functions are now being performed by state governments who now deny local governments their allocations

The state governors have rendered the council chairmen impotent. Maybe Local Governments should be scrapped altogether.

All of the functions listed above are now exclusive functions of state governors.

In Ogun State, not long ago, house numbering was contracted out to private firms by the state govt on the excuse that the LGs lack manpower to carry out such project. Why not empower them?

In any case Council Chairmen are always lackeys of the governor who saw to their election/selection in the first instance.

AutoJoshNG:
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge”. So says the Good Book.

Indeed, there is an incredible degree of ignorance in the land as it concerns the statutory functions of the various arms of Government in Nigeria.

No wonder we pay so much attention to the Federal and State Government, thus paying little or no attention to the Local Government Council. And in the process, we allow the Local Government Chairmen and Councilors to escape with an incredible degree of incompetence or dereliction of duties.

In Nigeria, most Local Governments chairmen are only interested in the aspect of their functions, which will attract revenue to them while they conveniently ignore the responsibilities stipulated under the Fourth Schedule.

They also love the display of power but do not appreciate the responsibility that go along with power.

Now, here are some roles of the Local Government Council- specifically as it pertains to the transport and allied sector – that is often erroneously ascribed to the State Government and even the Federal Government


1.Licensing of bicycles, trucks (other than mechanically propelled trucks), canoes, wheel barrows and carts.



2.Establishment, maintenance and regulation of Bus stops, Motor Parks.



3.Construction and maintenance of roads, streets, other public highways, parks, open spaces, or such public facilities as may be prescribed from time to time by the House of Assembly of a State.



4.Naming of roads ‘and streets and numbering of houses;



5.Provision and maintenance Of public toilets



6.Public waste management (refuse disposal)



7.Erecting and maintenance of Street lights



8.Regulation of Out-door advertising and hoarding



9.Construction and clearing of drainage



10.Provision and maintenance of public transportation



11.Elimination of destitute, beggars and street urchins from the street.

So what exactly do Local Government Councils use their allocations and internally generated revenues for?

https://autojosh.com/see-11-functions-of-the-local-government-chairmen-that-might-shock-you/

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Their allocations have been hijacked by the star executives.

Don't be foolish and start comparing yourself with others. It will rob you of your inner peace and you’ll find yourself heading down the slippery road of envy and jealousy. The truth is you’re unique. The Almighty created you to do things that no one else was created to do!

jojomario:
Their allocations have been hijacked by the star executives.

Na wa, you can quote anything

Are you a lawyer?

What they do most that I know?
1) Issue tickets to okada people and people pushing wheel barrow
2) Collecting money from people selling from road side at bus-stops.
3) Local government chairman coming to office mostly end of the month to distribute allocation.
4) patching small potholes on small streets after which they pick aso-ebi to commission the road that was patch.
5) distributing bowl of un-cooked rice gotten from party headquarter to party members with N500 for stew.
6) issuing tickets for TV/radio permit.

Oh i c..i alwys tink dia sole function is to go to office and com bk hom

So far, they are still better than Buhari's functions.

Op thanks for this post.

It's tiers of government, not "arm" if you must say FG, State and LGA.

and 70% of LGA chairmen have no idea about this.

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With these pictures I've seen, I can confirm Lagos as the dirtiest city in the world!

Tracypacy:
Don't be foolish and start comparing yourself with others. It will rob you of your inner peace and you’ll find yourself heading down the slippery road of envy and jealousy. The truth is you’re unique. The Almighty created you to do things that no one else was created to do!

How does this relate to the thread topic

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They've not done one of those well.

The 5th picture tho

Is that really Lagos?

Mike Adenuga is a Billionaire in Dollars, what does it take to make GLO the best network in Nigeria? How can a Nigerian Owned Network be a Mess in Nigeria when the owner is one of Africa's Richest Men!!!

goldtooth:


How does this relate to the thread topic

Revenue collection

If you question them concerning this functions, they would simply ask you " Do you pay your tax/tenement/local levy??"

LibertyRep:
The state governors have rendered the council chairmen impotent. Maybe Local Governments should be scrapped altogether.

All of the functions listed above are now exclusive functions of state governors.

In Ogun State, not long ago, house numbering was contracted out to private firms by the state govt on the excuse that the LGs lack manpower to carry out such project. Why not empower them?

In any case Council Chairmen are always lackeys of the governor who saw to their election/selection in the first instance.

I totally agree with you. In fact there is nothing like local government in nigeria especially in the southwestern Nigeria.

I swear some of the Councillors are not aware of these

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That was back when we had a country. Now everything is the president and governor's responsibility.