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Ayo Akinfe
[1] All of Nigeria’s 774 local government areas will be responsible for providing waste disposal services, fire services and ambulance services within their domains
[2] Local governments will be funded internally by the charging of a local tax, which will be augmented by a federal grant representing no more than 10% of their total expenditure
[3] All local government chairmen and councillors will be directly elected and subsequently independent of their state governors
[4] Every local government must appoint a professional chief executive to run its operations. He will report to the fill council and be responsible for implementing and managing its annual budget
[5] Every state is free to create more local governments provided they meet the necessary criteria which includes holding a referendum and the fact that the local government area is self-sustaining
[6] To be recognised as a local government area, basic facilities that must exist within the domain include 20 primary schools, five secondary schools, a local government headquarters, at least one vocational training college and at least one public health centre
[7] Local governments shall be free to employ their own staff, train them and provide them will all other services and benefits in line with what civil servants receive. For the purposes of pensions, local government employees will be treated the same as civil servants who work for the federal and state governments
[8] All local governments must hold at least one town hall meeting a month, during which they are compelled to interact with their constituents and account for their stewardship
[9] Local governments must vet and register all private security and vigilante groups operating within their domains
[10] All local governments must organise at least one sporting event a year to uncover young talent. Exceptional talent will be recommended to the state government to be provided with scholarships
