POL216

During the Abacha regime,
local government elections
were conducted first on
non-party basis, before the
_basis

The substantial freedom of
evey community in the
conduct of its affairs in local
government administration
constitutes

A political sub-division
created within a state for
the exercise of duties and
responsibilities is a______

The__ reform provided for
democratic reforms in the
North.

Consequent upon the 1976
statutory recognition of the
traditional institutions,
were set up in each local
government of the
Federation.

Delegation is conditional
when the action of a
subordinate is _______

When an authority is free to
act without reservations,
delegation is said to
be_______

The loss of confidence of
the subjects in the King
during the pre-colonial
Yoruba societies,
culminates in the
presentation of

The local government
system that acts more or
less as the arm of the
central government
is_______

The British Local
government autonomy is
expressed through
its________

The local government has
the political
to adjust governmental
programmes to suit local
conditions and initiatives.

Which local government
reform conceived local
government as "
government of local level
exercised through
representative council
established within defined
areas?

In local government
administration, the
is assigned the
responsibility for the
administration of a
department.

The political landscape of
loacl government in Nigeria
was altered by

The smallest unit of
governance in Nigeria
is______

The exercise of the
legislative powers vested in
the local government
council is exercised by
duly passed by the council

As a third tier of
government, the local
government has its own
administrative structure
such as the executive,
legislature and

In formulating policies and
programmes for the good
governance of the council,
local government has
_political powers.

The 1991 reforms provided
for primary
and primary
infrastructure.

The vetting and monitoring
of the implementation of
projects and programmes in
the annual budget is a
_function of the local
government.

The Gen. Abdul Salami
Administration successfully
conducted local
government elections on
_basis in December, 1998.

Decree
_of 1991, mandated each
local government to have
and operate an executive
cabinet.

Local goverment as a study
is a sub-unit under_______

The administrative structure
of Nigeria changed with the
creation of twelve states
from the existing four
regions in

The local government is
categorized into the
following but_______

The essence of breaking
government into segments
or smaller units is
for______

The system which connotes
that the local government is
an agency of the central
government as well as part
of the central administration
is the________

Local governments are also
conceived as __ state.

The military administration
that elevated the status and
functions of the local
government was the

THe form of local
government administration
in Western Nigeria during
the colonial rule
was_______

The three arms of the state
can be regarded as__ of
governnance.

Councilsmin the Western
region after the reform was
classified as______

The local government
system where all
subordinate units of
government operate and
take directions from the
central decision-making
body is________

The local government
chairperson delegates a
substantial part of the
administrative and financial
functions to the vicechairman, supervisors and
the

The third arm of
government exists to serve
the ______

The customary courts in the
local government acts as
part of the

The judiciary in the Oyo
kingdom was anchored by
the_____

A contractual agreement
that allows the private
sector greater participation
in the delivery of essential
goods is______

The transfer of
administrative functions
from national ministries to
field agencies within the
local level is known
as_______

Delegation is said to be full
when complete powers are
conferred on the _______

In the pre-colonial Yoruba
societies, the
was a tool used by the
Ogboni cult to consult the
gods of the land

Under the military, all
existing local government
councils were replaced with

The pre-colonial
administration in the Oyo
Empire was a__ system.

Devolution entails the
_______

The focus of power in precolonial Igbo societies was
on______

A political sub-division,
which are created within a
state for the exercise of
duties and responsibilities
granted by constitutional
provisions or legislative
enactments refers to

A community of persons
occupying a defined
territory with independent
and organized government
is a______

The
_servants were appointed
as sole administrators of
the local governments
under the military.

In the Yoruba pre-colonial
Yoruba societies, the
executive was referred to
as

The appointment of
caretaker committee by the
Abacha Regime had
serving as secretaries.