TRADITIONAL RULERS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN NIGERIA: THE BAUCHI STATE EXPERIENCE 1976-1986
TRADITIONAL RULERS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN NIGERIA: THE BAUCHI STATE EXPERIENCE 1976-1986
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Date
1996
Authors
ANDELEY, Ado
AMIDU
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ABSTRACT
The study investigated why top government functionaries still hold traditional rulers
in high esteem inspite of many allegations of misdeeds against them. It also examined the
role they can play in the developmental efforts of Local Governments as envisaged in the
1976 Reforms.
The objective was to bring to light the main sources of powers and influences of
these rulers on public officers despite several administrative and political changes that had
taken place since 1976. The work also considered the workability of the suggested option
of abolishing traditional institutions against the evidence gathered from our area of study.
Some of our findings are that traditional rulers still command high level of respect
among the ruling elites and the mass of the people in Bauchi State. Inspite of this respect
however, people are not willing to accept the traditional rulers’ active participation in the
administrative, executive and legislative functions of Local Governments. The issue of
relevance is neither here nor there because the traditional rulers are only relevant to
modern Local Government Administration only to the extent to which they support the
status quo.
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DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT STUDIES
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA, NIGERIA
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TRADITIONAL,, RULERS,, LOCAL,, GOVERNMENT,, NIGERIA, BAUCHI,, STATE,, EXPERIENCE,, 1976-1986