PATTERN OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS IN THE CREATION OF NEW STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN NIGERIA
PATTERN OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS IN THE CREATION OF NEW STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN NIGERIA
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2019-01
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YUSUF, Bashir IDRIS, Musa
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As a federal state with a diverse polity, there is consistent pressure on the need for
the creation of new states and local government Areas. The constitution of Nigeria
1999 provides established procedures for the creation of new state and new local
government.. However, from independence to date, no state or local government
area has been created by democratic government except the Midwestern State in
1963, in spite of the provisions of the constitution. It is predicated on the belief that,
the constitution is the bedrock of intergovernmental relations in many democracies
across the globe. The paper examined those constitutional provisions that provided
for intergovernmental relations in relation to the creation of new state and local
government areas. The paper employed documentary method relying the
Constitution 1999, articles, published and unpublished materials. The study
revealed that, the constitutional provisions are too cumbersome and very difficult
to follow in the creation of state and local government in Nigeria and it was found
that, in the history of Nigerian democratic regimes only the Mid-Western Region
created in the First Republic and that, no instance of a successful creation of a
single local government under any democratic regime. The study recommends
among others for the establishment of an agency that will regulate and spearhead
intergovernmental relations in Nigeria. Also, that the provision of section 8 of the
Constitution 1999 should be reviewed and amended, that, adequate measures
should put in place for the public to enlightened on procedures involved in State
and Local Government creationDepartment of public Administration, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
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Department of public Administration, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria