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Nigeria has 774 local government areas (LGAs), each administered by a local government council [1] consisting of a chairman, who is the chief executive, and other elected members, who are referred to as councillors. Each LGA is further subdivided into a minimum of ten and a maximum of twenty wards.
The major functions of the council are to: debate, approve or amend the annual budget of the local government council subject to the chairman's veto which may be set aside by two-thirds majority of the members of the local government council; vet and monitor the implementation of projects and programs in the annual budget of the local government;
Ogbia Local Government Council - Democratic Leadership: The local government council is led by Hon. Golden Jeremiah of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), [12] who was elected as chairman in April 2024. Responsibilities: The council functions as the third tier of governance, focusing on efficient operations across all 13 wards [13] [14] in ...
The designation of Afikpo South was initially given to Edda when it was separated from Afikpo Local Government Area in 1991 by the then Nigerian Federal Military Government. Successive legislators from the area had since fought to reflect the name of their place and people, Edda, local government area in Nigeria's constitution to better reflect ...
Moyosore Ogunlewe is a Nigerian politician and lawyer [1] [2] who is currently the chairman of Kosofe Local Government. [2] [3] Education
Ughelli is organized as a local government area (LGA), [3] with an elected Chairman and Councilors representing various wards. The local government administration is structured into departments responsible for functions such as finance, health, education, agriculture, and public works, each managed by departmental heads.
The Lagos State Executive Council (informally, the Cabinet of Lagos State) is the highest formal governmental body that plays important roles in the Government of Lagos State headed by the Governor of Lagos State. [1]
The report proposed a sharing formula that slashes the allocation of funds to the federal government from 52.68 to 45.17 percent, an increase for States (from 26.72 to 29.79 percent) while the local governments are also projected to have an increase from 20.60 t0 21.04 percent. [7] Headquarters in Abuja