- 2nd Term / Term 2
Week: Week 5
Class: Primary 4/ Basic 4/ Grade 4
Subject : Social Studies
Topic : Problems of local government and how to resolve them
Duration: 40 minutes
Previous Knowledge : Learners have been taught meaning of local government, importance of local government
Reference Materials : Social Studies for primary schools, Book 4
Instructional Materials : Pictures and charts showing local government
Behavioural Objectives: By the end of the lesson, learners will be able to :
i. Identify the problems of local government
ii. State how the problem can be resolved. the importance of local government
CONTENT:
Meaning of Local Government
There are three levels of government in Nigeria. The federal government which is the most powerful government has its seat in Abuja.
The state government is the second and are in the capitals of each of the thirty – six states in Nigeria.
The local government is the body of people who controls the public affairs of the local government.
The Local government is the closest to the people. It is also known as the ‘grassroots’ government. The head of a local government is a Chairman. Councillors are also elected to represent the people at the local government council. The members of the council assist the chairman in making laws and running the affairs of local government.
The local government receives money from the state government in order to carry out its duties. In addition to this, the local government aldo collects taxes and levies from the people. It needs this money in order to pay the salaries of its workers, run schools and healthcare centres and keep the local community clean and safe for everyone.
Problems of Local Government
There are lots of problems that hinder the local governments from performing their functions Some of these problems are:
i. .inadequate finance
ii. Corruption
iii. low level of education of personnel
iv. too much personnel/ work force
How to solve the problems of local government
i. Proper funding by the federal, state government
ii. Payment of taxes and other levies by the people to the local government.
iii. Training of work force or personnel
iv. Reducing the size of the overbloated work force.
Presentation Steps:
Step I: Revision of previous topic with the learners.
Step II: Introduces the new topic to the learners by define the local government.
Step III: He/ she states the problems of local government.
Step IV: He/she explained how the local government get money to run affairs.
Evaluation: The teacher reviews the lesson explained by asking the following questions :
1. What is local government?
2. List three problem of local government
3. The _______________________ is the head of the local government.
4. Mention two ways of finding solution to local government
Conclusion: At the end of the lesson, learners were able to answer the questions correctly, while the teacher make some necessary corrections.
Assignment: Identify some of the problems of local government.