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ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISCRETION AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN ABIA STATE, NIGERIA

AI Yamusa, CU Udodirim

Nigeria is the largest black nation in the world with an estimated population of over 200 million people. It is an extremely ethnically and religiously varied nation, with more than 250 ethnic groups, each with its own language, customs and form of social organization. Politically, Nigeria is a federation comprising three tiers of government - the federal government, 36 state governments, federal capital territory (FCT) and 774 local governments. In total, Nigeria has 812 separate political jurisdictions, synonymous with 812 different centers of policy decision-making/resource allocations. The basic principles of the sharing of roles and responsibilities are broadly enshrined in the country’s supreme law - Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999.