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Information, Local Government And Community Development

No country or government can fully develop its communities if those for whom policies, plans and programmes are intended are not properly informed and mobilized to play their set roles. United Nations once observed that many development projects in most developing countries fail because of absence or non-use of relevant and sufficient information. These emphasize the importance of people’s access to and use of information. Mayoralties and municipal and local governments, as governments closest to the grass roots, have a duty to ensure that the grass roots have relevant information constantly, …