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), §7 — Local 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 I — General 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.