PAD870 – LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION (January)- PDF Download

COURSE CODE: PAD 870
COURSE TITLE: LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
CREDIT UNIT: 2

INSTRUCTIONS: Kindly answer three Questions.
Question one is compulsory and carries 30 marks, while the rest carries 20 marks each. Present your answer legibly and logically using relevant examples.
TIME ALLOWED: 2Hours

Question 1
a. In what ways can an individual assess development at the local level? 5 marks
b. Itemize and discuss the responsibilities of local government as assigned by the 1999 constitution 10 marks
c. Name and explain six (6) departments to be found in Nigeria local governments
10 marks
d. How is the Presidential System applied to local government? 5 marks
Total: 30 marks

Question2
a. Why do you think the sole administrator leadership systems are inferior to the parliamentary and presidential leadership? 10 marks
b. What is a committee? Name and explain the typologies of committees 10 marks
Total: 20 marks

Question 3
a. What constitutes the definitional issues in local government 10 marks
b. Itemize and expatiate on the main theories of local government 10 marks
Total: 20 marks

Question 4
a. What problems do you anticipate are confronting local council in your state (Name your state)? What would you advise your Governor to do to alleviate the problem(s)? 10 marks
b. What is local government structure, the size of local councils depends on what? 10 marks
Total: 20 marks

QUESTION 5
a. Name and explain the major problems militating against local councils in Nigeria.
10 marks
b. What constitutes the development potentials of local government? 10marks
Total: 20 marks