THEME: DECENTRALIZATION: A POLICY AT THE SERVICE OF THE PEOPLE

ABSTRACT : The close collaoboration between decentralization and deconcentrated authorities are the today bringing government closer to the people. Decentralization provides local authorities with community’s sovereignty, and gives the people an openness in the participation of their political affaires. Decentralization pushes us to reflect on community emmanicipation and development base on general interest. However, an analytical approach reaveals how deep we have to go for the well functioning of decentralisation on and how to by-pass its present limitation. Importantly, how the role of decentralization shall impact national and community growth. This piece of work propose a proper communication connection between the people who are the benefitiaries, decentralization principles, and an authonomy of local communities towards their development as a means to encourage representative accountability, transparanecy and citizenship participation on local development. Decentralization provides a panacea for the people clamoring for greater voices in the way they are govern.

Keywords; Decentralisation, development, public policy,and popular interest.