WAEC Government 2021 Theory — Question 5

Model answer

i. Setting standards by the state/central government to regulate the activities of local government authorities. ii. Accountability mechanism, e.g. local complaints unit. iii. Effective communication/debate on local needs and projects. iv. Citizens' participation in local governance. v. Effective coordination, supervision and monitoring of local government projects by an oversight committee. (Also: legislative/parliamentary control by legislature approving local government bye-laws, periodic audit of accounts, public control through criticism, judicial control by declaring bye-laws unconstitutional, scrutiny of procurement processes, threats of dissolution, executive/administrative control, withholding/reducing grants, directives by the state/central government, control by the press, appointment and dismissal of local government officials, control by public complaints commission/ombudsman.)