Question 9
Outline five major ways in which traditional rulers can foster development in their traditional areas to the benefit of the democratic process in Nigeria
Observation
This was a technical question. Most candidates focused on the major ways modern democracies foster development instead of traditional rulers. The performance of the candidates who attempted it was below expectation. The candidates were expected to provide the following answers to the question.
- Lobby government for developmental needs
- Use their influence to attract investors
- Earmark lands for developmental projects
- Regulate land acquisition and its use
- Codify norms, customs and traditions to guide and socialized the youth
- Enforce traditional environmental laws to preserve the environment
- Use the occasion of festivals to bring the people together for development
- Serve as a check on the local authorities to perform their functions to the benefit of their traditional area
- Promote tourism through cultural festivals
- Settle disputes and ensure peace in the traditional area
- Encourage education in the traditional areas
- Encourage artisan education
- Maintenance of law and order within their traditional areas
- Linking their traditional areas to the central government
- Make rules and regulations to govern their traditional areas
- Assist in raising and spending revenue with their locality
- Mobilization of subjects for community development
- They act as intelligent gathering agents for the government
- Advice the government on cultural and customary issues
- Invite government officials to sensitize the subjects on important national matters
- Assist in local government administration