EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS: ROLE COMPLEMENTABILITY AT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAGOS STATE OF NIGERIA IN FOCUS

Abstract

There are three main arms of government in every State. These arms of government are always constitutionallyempowered to carry out certain functions alone while they may also be empowered to oversee certain functionsbeing carried out by another with power to take certain overriding powers or report to another organ of thegovernment for a corresponding action. In most cases there is need for the Legislative organ to cooperate withthe Executive organ for overall better performance of the government in delivering the dividend of goodgovernance to the people. At other times, there may be conflict between these two organs especially where thereis struggle for supremacy. This paper sets out to analyse the relationship between the Executive and theLegislative arms and the possible relationship in roles between them in the management of the administration ofgovernment business. Our conclusion will expose the problems and also offer solutions to any probable conflictsbetween them.