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Local Government (Basic Constitutional and Transitional Provisions) Act, 1989 🇳🇬

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Local Government (Basic Constitutional and Transitional Provisions) Act, 1989

  • Published on 17 May 1989
  • Assented to on 17 May 1989
  • Commenced on 17 May 1989
  • [This is the version of this document from 17 May 1989.]

1. Local Government System

(1)The system of local government shall, under this Act, be by democratically elected Local Government Councils.
(2)There shall be 449 Local Government Areas in Nigeria as named in the second column of the First Schedule to this Act and each Local Government Area shall have its headquarters in the location specified in the third column of the said Schedule.
(3)The Local Government Area shall be the only unit in respect of which the Government of a State is empowered to establish an authority for the purpose of local government.
(4)Without prejudice to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, the Government of a State may, by Law, create for any Local Government Area in its State up to a maximum of 7 Development Areas, having regard to such factors as…

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