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STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA

Joel D. Barkan

Alex Gboyega

Mike Stevens, Task Team Leader

Public Sector and Capacity Building Program

Africa Region

The World Bank

August 2, 2001

Final Draft

TABLE OF CONTENTS

           Executive Summary                                                                                 i

           Introduction                                                                                          iv

           I. An Historical Overview of Nigerian Federalism                                        1

                 1. Federalism Before Independence                                                      1

                 2. Federalism After Independence                                                                 4

           II. Governance Capacity in the States                                                       11

                 1. State Level Government in the Third Republic                                 11

                 2. Political Leadership and Key Institutions                                                    16

                 3. The State Civil Service                                                                  21

                 4. Improving the Quality of the Civil Service                                       25

                 5. Budgeting and Financial Management                                             30

           III. The Capacity of Local Government Authorities                                    39

                 1. The Evolution of Local Government                                               39

                 2. Local Government Staffing                                                           44

                 3. Budgeting and Financial Management                                             45

                 4. Local Government and Community Development                             49

           IV. Operational...