Tuesday, December 27, 2011

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND  DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA------by Olisa Agbakoba SAN & Hilary Ogbonna

(A Capacity Building Manual)

The words Read the Manual on a book cover offering instructions, help and advice for a project or task you must learn and complete Stock Photo - 17515450

This is a training manual for local government administrators, community based organizations, NGOs, activists and policy makers, interested in improving good governance on the local level in Nigeria. The objectives of this manual are (1) to enable local government administrators to appreciate their roles as developmental agents and to enable them harness the various resources at their disposal to bring about meaningful grassroots development; (2) to help various interest groups and grassroots constituencies reach an understanding of issues in local government administration; (3) to assist political actors, community organizations and grassroots people in the context of their dealings with the local government; and (4) to help every stakeholder to develop action plans for the local government in their respective areas. The manual is intended to be used as training material for seminars and workshops, as a reference guide as well as advocacy material in public enlightenment and discourses.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Part 1 EVOLUTION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Origin and Forms of Local Governments

Part 2 GOVERNANCE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Good Governance in Local Governments Administration .
Local Government Financing , Budgeting in Local Governments.

Part 3 CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE
Civil Society Participation in Local Government Administration

Part 4 LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
Local Governance and Development

APPENDIX: Function of a Local Government Council Fourth Schedule to the 1999 Constitution.

         HOW TO ORDER
The 109  full page spiral Handbook can be delivered by courier [EMS,DHL] at N25000
The soft-copy version sent into your inbox [email] ,so that you can print it out
Yourself will cost N1500.
PAY TO A/C ; JAPHET NKWOCHA
DIAMONDBANK A/C  0021031321
FOR INFO. CALL 08030485016

No comments:

Post a Comment