A Micro-Political Analysis of Local Governance in Nigeria: The Case of Irepodun Local Government Authority

The study examined local government autonomy and local government service delivery in Nigeria. the study discovered that, Nigerian local government needs to be autonomous in the discharge of its statutory responsibility, if ongoing agitation for local government autonomy from different quarters in Nigeria is given an approval, this will strengthen local government’s service delivery. The study discovered that some states in Nigeria oppose local government autonomy due to political and economic considerations. The study further revealed that Irepodun local government (the micro-case study) in Nigeria is not totally autonomous. Although, local governance is transparent and accountable in Irepodun Local Government, especially in the identification, formulation and execution of its projects, Irepodun local government authority has a huge financial challenge in carrying out service delivery. The study therefore recommends that; the state joint local government account should be abolished from the Nigerian constitution to enable allocation of funds directly to the local governments from Federation account. they should also put a stop to the persistence deduction from the monthly allocation of local governments. Again, states should henceforth be made to remit regularly the constitutional 10% of their internally generated revenue to the local government authorities. Irepodun local government and other local government authorities in Nigeria emplace more efforts on sustainable wealth creation rather than depending solely on the grants from the federal and state governments.

The Authority of Local Government Regarding Decentralization on Managing Islands in The Borders Areatowards Indonesia the World Maritime Axis

The authority of Local Government regarding on management islands in the border area requires access from the Central Government. The purpose of this research is to find a new concept of local government authority at the border. The methodology used is the normative juridical method. The results of the study: there is an overlapping authority of the Central Government and Local Government, limited access and authority of the Local Government to develop border areas, border development requires decentralization and the authority of the Local Government. In conclusion, the Central Government handed over the federative authority to the Local Government regarding the managing islands in the border areas, the budget for developing the potential of the border areas and the managing islands in the border areas towards the World Maritime Axis.

Promoter Analysis of Public Water Supply Facilities in Southwest Nigeria

Sustainable water supply system is a necessity in growing communities. This study identified Governments, NGO’s (Donor and Joint Partnership), and Private Sector (Communities) as the three major promoters of public water supply facilities in a developing country like Nigeria. Secondary data retrieved from the National Water Supply and Sanitation database in the six States of South-West Nigeria was used for the study. The Kruskal-Wallis Test was adopted for the data analysis and description which showed an indication of performance mean rank of promoters. The results indicated that the promoters with highest percentages of operational facilities in the six States are: Communities (ranging between 89% and 100%); and NGO’s which comprises of both Joint Partnership between two or more promoters and Donor (ranging between 75% and 100%, and 56%) respectively. The federal government has the highest percentage of non-operational facilities in five of the six States ranging between 46% and 73%. In the other remaining State (Osun), LGA (Local Government Authority) had the highest percentage of non-operational facilities of 34.1%. There were more operational facilities in 50% of the States compared to the non-operational. The non-operational facilities are grounded due to broken down machines, poor construction or lack of maintenance and supervision.

Accommodating a tree asset register of street trees in a local government authority setting

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to consider how a local government authority may present a tree asset register of street trees for the decision-making of the authority's stakeholders.Design/methodology/approachUsing the tenets of population density theory, urban form theory and social stratification theory, the approach of the study is to develop a tree asset register in a local government authority's setting that could be modelled using many different attributes to derive important information for decision-making purposes.FindingsTree asset registers represent a critical tool in managing street trees across local government authorities.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough the efficacy of an asset tree register may be curtailed by lack of internal audit or yearly updates, the practical consequence of an asset tree register is that local administrators may use the register to gather summarised, organised and parsimonious measures of a wide range of environmental, historical, cultural, aesthetic and scientific values of street trees.Practical implicationsTree asset registers affords ratepayers, developers, tree managers and valuers a technology to plan, coordinate and manage street trees to support ecosystem services.Social implicationsAsset tree registers offer planners a means to bring about sustainable change management.Originality/valueThe originality of the study rests in introducing tree registers as a means to meet diverse strategies for street tree management by interested stakeholders.

POLITIK HUKUM PENGALIHAN IZIN PERTAMBANGAN PADA PEMERINTAH PUSAT TERHADAP KEWENANGAN PEMERINTAH DAERAH

Law Number 3 of 2020 is a new chapter in the development of mining law politics in Indonesia. The latest Minerba Law brings a number of major changes, one of which is the regulation of the authority to issue mining permits which has been transferred entirely to the central government. These changes caused controversy because the were considered contrary to constitutional values and the spirit of reform by eliminating the role of local governments in mineral and coal mining activities. The purpose of this study is to determine the legal politics of transferring mining permits to the central government and its implications for local government authority. This research is quantitative study using a normative juridical method through a statue approach and conceptual approach. This research finds that the legal politics of transferring mining permits to the central government is aimed at solving mining permit problems that facilitate investment activities so as to increase the country’s economic growth. However, the implications of this transfer of authority make regional governments no longer have attributive authority to issue mining permits. The current mining law should move to create synergy between governments, not by placing the central government and local governments on different paths for the sustainability of future development.Keywords : Politics of law; Mining Permit; Local Government Authority. AbstrakUU Nomor 3 Tahun 2020 merupakan babak baru dalam perkembangan politik hukum pertambangan di Indonesia. UU Minerba terbaru membawa sejumlah perubahan besar salah satunya mengenai pengaturan kewenangan penerbitan izin pertambangan yang dialihkan seluruhnya kepada pemerintah pusat. Perubahan tersebut menimbulkan kontroversi karena dianggap bertentangan dengan nilai konstitusi dan semangat reformasi dengan menihilkan peran pemerintah daerah dalam kegiatan pertambangan minerba. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui politik hukum pengalihan izin pertambangan kepada pemerintah pusat dan implikasinya terhadap kewenangan pemerintah daerah. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan metode yuridis normatif melalui pendekatan undang-undang dan pendekatan konseptual. Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa politik hukum pengalihan izin pertambangan kepada pemerintah pusat ditujukan untuk mengurai permasalahan izin pertambangan yang memudahkan kegiatan investasi sehingga dapat meningkatkan pertumbuhan ekonomi negara. Namun, implikasi yang ditimbulkan akibat pengalihan kewenangan tersebut membuat pemerintah daerah tidak lagi memiliki kewenangan atributif dalam melakukan penerbitan izin pertambangan. Seharusnya hukum pertambangan yang ada saat ini bergerak untuk menciptakan sinergisitas antar pemerintahan bukan dengan menempatkan pemerintah pusat dan pemerintah daerah pada jalan yang berbeda demi keberlangsungan pembangunan di masa depan.Kata kunci : Politik Hukum, Izin Pertambangan; Kewenangan Pemerintah Daerah.

Local Government Authority in Forest Protection in Tagafura Protected Forest Area, Tidore Islands City

The research objective was to determine the authority of local governments in forest protection based on Law Number 32 of 2004 and Law Number 23 of 2014 concerning Regional Government and to see the implications of the transfer of personnel, facilities and infrastructure, and documents on the protection of the Tagafura Protected Forest Area. , Tidore Islands City. This research used interview and document study methods. The data collected were analyzed qualitatively and descriptively. The research was conducted at the Tidore Islands City Government, the North Maluku Provincial Forestry Service Office and the Kalaodi Urban Village Office. This study found that: (1) the authority of the government based on Law Number 32 of 2004 lies in the regency or city, while in Law Number 23/2014, this authority is transferred to the provincial government; (2) The transfer of personnel, transfer of facilities and infrastructure as well as documents on efforts to protect the Tagafura Protected Forest Area did not proceed properly.

Addressing the Challenge of an Efficient Billboard Management in Accra Metropolitan Area

The urban planning of Accra has become very essential to develop the capital city of Ghana. The inability of the local government authority to efficiently managed billboards in the city by easily tracking the locations of installed billboards and effectively segregate the expired mounted billboards from the unexpired ones has become a major challenge. The need for an efficient system to properly manage billboards within Accra Metropolitan Assembly has become very essential. A web base system is developed to efficiently manage all billboards installed within the Accra Metropolitan Assembly in other to segregate the expired billboards from the unexpired ones and to improve revenue collection for the local authority. The Rapid Application Development model is adopted in designing the system using PHP, MySQL database, Bootstrap and JavaScript technologies. The developed system proves to be very efficient in managing billboards at various locations within Accra and the system also facilitates the easy collection of revenue for the metropolitan assembly.

Tree-trimming impact on local government property management

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the monetary valuation implications arising from local government tree trimming, by calculating the loss of local government authority’ monetary tree value arising from trimming trees under power lines. Design/methodology/approach A city council model of estimation of the monetary value of city trees in a sample of three streets in a suburb of the Perth Metropolitan Area in Western Australia is applied to ascertain the loss of monetary value to the local government authority arising from tree trimming. Findings Using a sample of 274 city trees, the results of the study show that 156 city trees did not get trimmed thus incurring no monetary loss. However, the average loss of monetary value from 118 city trees that were trimmed was AU$2,816 per tree, suggesting a substantial loss of value to the council. Research limitations/implications The use of monetary tree valuation should be treated with caution as there is a focus on monetary calculations rather than non-monetary evaluations of trees. Further, the analysis does not take into account increases in value of city trees resulting from their growth. Practical implications In trimming trees, monetary value and canopy cover of trees may be reduced. In terms of property management, it may be helpful for the city council to take into account loss of city tree value from tree trimming when considering a cost-benefit analysis of the above ground/underground trade-off of power line installation. Social implications With increasing populations and demand on services, local government authorities may use monetary valuation techniques of trees to provide an accountability to ratepayers. Originality/value The results highlight the value loss of trimming a tree. The study’s originality rests in providing local government authority a valuation.

Kewenangan Pemerintah Daerah dalam Pemenuhan Bantuan Hukum bagi Masyarakat Miskin di Kabupaten Jember

Article 19 of the Law on Legal Aid provides the authority to local governments to deliver legal assistance to the poor by allocating budgets in the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budgets, all of which are subsequently regulated by Regional Regulations. However, some areas have not yet implemented the mandate of Article 19 of this Legal Aid Law, because there is still doubt that the fulfillment of legal aid for the poor is part of the absolute government affairs relating to the justice sector. This includes establishing a Judicial Institution, appointing Judges and Prosecutors, establishing human rights and immigration policies, granting pardons, amnesty, abolition, legislation, Substitutionary Rules of Law, Government Regulations, and other national regulations. Unlike Jember Regency, which has legalized the Regional Regulation of Jember Number 6 Year 2016 regarding Legal Aid for the Poor, this Regulation of Jember Regency cannot be implemented since there is no Regent Regulation that regulates the implementation of the Regional Regulation. This article discusses how to regulate the authority of local government in fulfilling legal aid for the poor, and how to fulfill legal aid for the poor in Jember. This article concludes with a suggestion for the Local Government of Jember to immediately approve the Regent's Regulation as the implementing regulation of Jember District Regulation No. 6 of 2016 on Legal Aid for the Poor, and to provide opportunities for community participation in supervising the fulfillment of legal aid in Jember. Keywords: Local Government Authority, Legal Aid, Legal Protection, Poor People