Transparency And Accountability In Local Governments

Paper Summary:

The paper presents a study proposal to determine what strategies will work to promote transparency and accountability in local government in Ondo State, Nigeria. The writer explores the principles behind town hall meetings and provides a suggested methodology to determine how well received such a government structure might be in the area. The paper concludes that while experts agree that there is no trust between the people of Nigeria and the government structures that govern them, little has been examined on how to correct the problem. This study provides answers so that future decisions can be made about how to restructure local governments for the betterment of Nigerian society.

Outline:
Introduction
Statement of Problem
Town Hall Meeting Structure
a) Public Hearing
b) Citizen Comments
Methodology
Data Collection
Interviews
Limitations Of Study
Conclusion
References

From the Paper:

"Citizen comments have long since been part of town hall meetings in local government. Citizens attend the local government meeting and sign up to be heard. There is usually a time limit on how long they can speak thereby giving many the opportunities to be heard. The local government usually places a rule where the officials cannot respond or defend they must simply listen to the comments of the citizens and take note."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Goodling, Nicholas A. (2003) Nigeria's crisis of corruption--can the U.N. global programme hope to resolve this dilemma? Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law;
• Lemier, Sarah (2002) The promise of government improvement.
• Montgomery, Lori (2003) Electronic Town Hall Meetings to Begin. The Washington Post

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