This paper argues that efficient performance of functions by local governments will make for stability of federalism in Nigeria. Local governments are supposed to cater for the grassroots needs, and when this is efficiently done, it allows the other tiers of government - state and federal governments - to perform their own functions without undue pressures. This wa...

This paper argues that efficient performance of functions by local governments will make for stability of federalism in Nigeria. Local governments are supposed to cater for the grassroots needs, and when this is efficiently done, it allows the other tiers of government - state and federal governments - to perform their own functions without undue pressures. This wa...