Epitaph to Indirect Rule

Auteur

Ntieyong U. Akpan Chief Secretary of the Government and Head of the Civil Service of Eastern Nigeria (which declared itself 'Biafra' in 1967) 19661970.

Texte du rabat

First published in 1956, this book compares the old order of colonial government, represented by the Indirect Rule system, with the innovations of the more democratic administrative pattern introduced in the Eastern Region of Nigeria for the first time in 1950. It will be of interest to students and researchers of African studies.

Contenu

Introduction 1. Background and basis 2. Epitaph to indirect rule 3. What is local government? 4. Functions, powers and responsibilities 5. Local government finance 6. Financial interlude 7. Supervision and control 8. Composition and constitution of councils 9. Administration of local government 10. Other systems 11. Reflection and conclusion Appendices A. Notes on the future of the administrative service B. Section 99 of the local government ordinance of eastern region of Nigeria (1950) C. Notes on the new local government ordinance of eastern region of Nigeria (1955)