The Republic

CFRN 1999·Ch. I · General Provisions

§7

Local government system

Local government

The Text

The system of local government by democratically elected local government councils is under this Constitution guaranteed; and accordingly, the Government of every State shall ensure their existence under a Law which provides for the establishment, structure, composition, finance and functions of such councils.

How to cite this section

Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), §7Local government system. Retrieved from The Republic, therepublic.extrafemi.com/constitution/general-provisions/7.

Source · Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended · §7

All sections in Chapter IGeneral Provisions

Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.