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BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY MEETING HELD ON 19 FEB. ,  2018. From Professor Zacharys Anger Gundu, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, BSU Makurdi. Ladies and gentlemen. I personally discourage governance of institutions on social media but we must also appreciate that the social media offers us an opportunity to explain issues to many people who otherwise may not be able to have quality information on what affects them. In this particular case, I would want to give the raw information and step back to allow you make up your mind on the issue. BSU has about 25,282 undergraduate students between 7 Faculties. At the moment, 13, 082 of these students are fully registered and have paid ALL their students charges. 6, 562 of these have paid their student charges but are not fully registered. Only 5,638 students have neither paid their student charges nor registered. These figures show that anyone blaming delayed salaries for the BSU challenge is only marketing mischief. Now let us try to und

Chapter 4. Relationship Between Central and Local Governments Article 75.        Where the Provincial Government violates the Constitution, laws, central government regulations, or exceeds its scope of authority while carrying out the matters stipulated in Article 8, the central competent authority concerned shall report such to the Executive Yuan to rescind, change, revoke, or discontinue such actions.       Where a government of the special municipality violates the Constitution, laws, or central government regulations promulgated in accordance with law while carrying out self-government matters, the central competent authority concerned shall report such to the Executive Yuan to rescind, change, revoke, or discontinue such actions.       Where a government of the special municipality violates the Constitution, laws, central government regulations, or exceeds its scope of authority while carrying out its commissioned matters, the central competent authority concerned shall report

IM portance Of Local Govt Autonomy In Reviving Economy, Nigeria is struggling with local poverty and grassroots under-development. Economically, depressed nations face several challenges. Uniquely, economic depression is not of the same dimension across nations. Within each country, the challenges also vary from States to States, and within States, from local government or counties to counties. Several strategies are therefore employed, depending on the peculiarities of each state and local government. Nonetheless, our people at the grassroots are not finding it easy. Are our states’ chief executives culpable in the current fiscal squeeze and constraining strangulation across the States? My question is not directed at the usual allegations of corruption and mismanagement at state levels. That depends on how you analyze and read the situation. There is a consensus of sort that tackling local poverty and boosting depressed economy depends on virile local government system. Many analyst

It has been argued about the justification of local government in achieving development, though different schools of thought have successful given the justification for the existence of local government by which one school posit that local government is a medium for political mobilization and the other argue that local government tend to provide efficient service delivery to local inhabitant. Local Government refers to the government at the grass root level,recognized by law,having local representative and has power to enforce tax and extract labour within a specific jurisdiction for the purpose of efficient service delivery and political mobilization toward enhancing development. Role of Local Government in enhancing development 1. local government play a vital role in every Nation, it stand to ensure the participation of a common man or individual in a nation because it is a government closer to the people which enable easy participation of the rural habitat and community in gove

Abstract of LOCAL GOVT Although the paramountcy of chiefs was undone by colonial rule, traditional rulers have served as important adjuncts in the administration of post-colonial government in both Africa and Oceania. This paper examines the evolution of the chieftaincy, particularly as an agent of administration, in West Africa (Niger and Nigeria) and Melanesia (Vanuatu). Although French and British colonial regimes had distinctive policies regarding the use of “their” chiefs, post-colonial Nigérien, Nigerian, and ni-Vanuatu governments have all come to rely on traditional rulers to aid in development activities. The degree of autonomy retained by traditional rulers varies, however: it is highest in Vanuatu, lowest in Niger. Differing conceptions and uses of tradition and “custom” help explain these variations. Five modern functions of traditional rulers are identified as contributing to development administration: 1) linkage or “brokering” between grassroots and capital; 2) exten

INTRODUCTION There has been change in the role of traditional rulers in Nigeria as it applies to community development, since the introduction of local government reforms of 1976 in the said reforms, leadership roles were clearly expressed, which states that it is not the intention of government to destroy the organic unity of the traditional institutions. The traditional emirate and chiefdom will remain, although their functions will be changed to accord with the present day circumstances. Although the paramount of chiefs was undone by colonial rule, traditional rulers have served as important adjuncts in the administration of post-colonial government in both Nigeria and Africa (William F.S. Miles, 2007). This in effect streamlined the procedure for the selection, recognition and roles of traditional rulers, therefore, formed the constitutional framework for traditional democracy, by a community selection of an acceptable ruler. There were the warrant chiefs during the indirect r

In this post, we look at the 12 functions of traditional rulers in Nigeria. The role of traditional rulers in community development includes civil administration and providing socioeconomic well-being for the community they rule. In addition, traditional rulers are valuable because they could influence subjects at the grass-roots positively to support any sitting government or vote one out. As you are aware, development means growth, change, improvement, progress, etc This article will show you how traditional rulers help to  create positive change  in the well-being of their subjects and the community. The aim is to help you understand the functions and value of traditional rulers to the peace and progress of your community and by implication the country. Let us begin by listing functions traditional rulers perform and analyze them to see how they make our communities and the lives of ordinary citizens living in their domains better. Functions of Traditional Rulers The function