He also explains why the government wants council chairmen to live in their local government headquarters as grassroots governance requires grassroots presence. Most of the chairmen came into office with little or no practical experience in public administration. Doesn’t this undermine effective grassroots governance? It is about institutionalising grassroots governance. That is the true spirit of grassroots governance, and we are determined to make it a permanent feature of local government administration in Cross River State.