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Difficulty: MediumLocal Government: System, Functions, Finance, and Reforms

Under the Fourth Schedule of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, local government councils are assigned specific administrative functions to maintain municipal order and public health. Which of the following responsibilities is an exclusive function of a local government council?

  1. Provision and maintenance of public conveniences, sewage, and refuse disposalAnswer
  2. B
    Provision and maintenance of primary, adult, and vocational education institutions
  3. C
    Enforcement of traffic regulations on federal highways and trunk roads
  4. D
    Regulation and licensing of commercial banking institutions and financial transactions

Answer

The provision and maintenance of public conveniences, sewage, and refuse disposal is an exclusive function of local government councils.
Under Section 1 of the Fourth Schedule of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution, the provision and maintenance of public conveniences, sewage, and refuse disposal, alongside market regulation and street naming, are classified as exclusive functions of local government councils.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Examine the functional division in the Fourth Schedule of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria.
Identify that Section 1 lists exclusive local council duties, while Section 2 lists functions where local councils participate alongside state governments.
Understanding constitutional division of powers distinguishes local exclusive responsibilities from shared intergovernmental functions.
2
Evaluate the listed options against Section 1 exclusive functions.
Public environmental sanitation, sewage disposal, refuse removal, market regulation, and street naming fall exclusively under Section 1.
Basic public sanitation and municipal utilities are core local council services.

Key Concept

Exclusive versus Concurrent Local Government Functions under the 1999 Constitution
Estimated Time:1m 0s
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Local Government: System, Functions, Finance, and Reforms

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