Agora says FG must negotiate with and win over state governments on the issue of LGA autonomy to foster cooperative federalism.
Agora, an Abuja-based policy think-tank, says the federal government must negotiate with and win over state governments on the issue of LGA autonomy to foster cooperative federalism.
“Local governments should provide services meeting citizen needs by involving residents in budget planning and decision-making.“Instead of creating LCDAs, the local councils can form development committees at village or ward levels to engage residents in school maintenance, road repairs, and community projects.
“As Adio puts it, there is a need to ‘provide the incentives and the tools for citizens to exercise their agency as accountability actors, to fashion new accountability mechanisms for the local level, and to strengthen existing ones’.“Citizens have different roles in local governance, such as policymakers, community organisation members, stakeholders, taxpayers, and service recipients.
“Conducting regular and credible local government elections with a standardised four-year tenure is crucial.“State governments should collaborate with and back local governments as partners in the state’s economic planning and growth. “State governments should encourage and support collaboration among local governments to enhance governance and service provision in these areas.
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