Monrovia, May 9 -- In a decentralized system, the essence of the central government's top to bottom approach becomes an unrealistic variable for governance as it is based on uniqueness and service delivery mechanism. As the political paradigm shift from a centrally controlled government with strict controls, the need to engage development in the local structures of government becomes imminent. The decentralized governance has been observed among officials in the central government that is not participatory and can breed corruption and leads to abuse of power since only few citizens enjoy more of the benefits from the total wealth of the country.

When the government is brought closer to the people through a decentralized mechanism, it ena...