Brief Historical Background of Local government System in Nigeria Regardless of nomenclature‚ local government is a creation of British colonial rule in Nigeria. It has overtime experienced change in name‚ structure and composition. Between 1930s and 1940s‚ for instance‚ local government was known as chief-in-council and chief-and-council‚ where traditional rulers were given pride of place in the scheme of things. In the 1950s‚ election was introduced according to the British model in the western
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‚ creating places people identify with and embrace‚ and differentiating our cities for tourism attraction. Well designed government buildings are an important part of cities and are intrinsic to their health and success. They accommodate and facilitate the delivery of public services and enhance the quality of the city’s urban structure and its public spaces. Government buildings contribute to the city’s efficient functioning and urban character. They can reflect the values and achievements of
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Budgeting is the cornerstone of the management control process in nearly all organizations including government agencies. Practitioners express concerns about using budgets for planning and performance evaluation. The practitioners argue that budgets impede the allocation of organizational resources to their best uses and encourage myopic decision making and other dysfunctional budget games. They attribute these problems‚ in part‚ to traditional
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plan‚ a statewide government based on the population. “The federalists supported the constitution and preferred a strong national government‚” (pg. 57). The Anti-Federalists supported the New Jersey plan‚ where each state gets the same amount of representation. “The Anti-Federalist opposed the constitution and preferred a decentralized federal government; they took their name by default‚ in reaction to their better –organized opponents‚” (pg. 57). Both parties agreed that government should be limited
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Modern day society has a structure that relies on authority to thrive‚ without authority it becomes a house of cards‚ one falls over and the whole thing comes down. Governments need to keep people at bay therefore they create laws and systems that must be followed and if they are not‚ people face the consequences. People are controlled in a variety of ways‚ security cameras and traffic control cameras‚ reminds individuals that they are being watched. Internet Protocol address (IP address) is another
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Multiple Governments and Intergovernmental Relationships Marlin P. McFate POL 215 July 1‚ 2013 Rochelle Allen Multiple Governments and Intergovernmental Relationships To be successful as a unified or United States‚ meaning a group with the same but often times different agendas‚ a few things had to become true. First the individual governments of these states had to feel that their best interests were represented within the united whole. Second that their powers within their borders would
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Should the government support artists or should artists support themselves? As imagination and origination serve as twin towers in art‚ artists should be relatively free and out of control from the government. Therefore‚ people are often provided with the illusion that artists are supposed to finance themselves to avoid such limitation. In my view‚ however‚ without the financial support from the government people cannot have convenient and accessible way to enjoy the art‚ which is a necessity for
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QUESTION 3 E-government refers to multi-dimensional communications that provide services to the public through the use of information communication technology (ICT). Discuss the rationale for implementing E-government in Malaysia. The implementation of electronic government started since the initiation of Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) by the Malaysian government. The status of e-government implementation in Malaysia is widely discussed as to the potential of e-government implementation towards
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in 1781‚ Americans had noticed the unusual changes in government immediately. In Document G‚ five years after the ratification of the Articles‚ John Jay wrote to George Washington describing his uncertainty. “I am uneasy and apprehensive… The case is now altered; we are going and doing wrong.” Jay explains how‚ although he initially thought the Articles of Confederation would be a successful document and provide a strong system of government for America‚ his beliefs are now changing. One of the
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A Unitary government is often described as a centralized government. It is a government in which all powers held by the government belong to a single central agency. The central government creates local units of government for its own convenience. The majority of governments in the world are unitary. Great Britain is one example of a unitary system of government. A single central organ which is the Parliament holds all the power of the British government. Local governments do exist‚ but solely to
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