What are the functions of the executive in Nigeria?

Answer 1

However, we may briefly outline the specific functions of the executive arm of government thus:

1. Budget Preparation
2. Initiation of development projects
3. Execution and maintenance of the Constitution and laws made by the Natyional Assembly
4. Preserving, protecting and defending the territorial integrity of the nation, and ensuring stability and security, and
5. Carrying on the business of governance in all ramifications including conducting international relations.

It is axiomatic that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. The surest avenue to bad governance is the concentration of power in any arm of government. It is equally true however, that a weak and powerless executive is the handmaiden of bad governance. Our Constitution provides for a strong executive with controlled powers. Sections 4,5 and 6 of the Constitution ensure clear division of power amongst the there organs of government. There is no doubt however that the executive wields overbearing powers enjoys a huge majority in the legislative assembly. For instance, both the legislature and the judiciary in many states of the Federation have ban rendered impotent by overbearing executive power. This does not augur well for the development of the country.