We've only 1 LB merit source and that's our moderator Igebotz, I don't know where you're seeing the handful from, I still stand to be corrected though.
It’s surprising that you don’t know the Naija local board has 2 merit boards, which are Igebotz and Cryptobrainboss. Although we have a lot of quality posts in the LB, and I can say we need more merit circulating in the board to keep people more active and providing more educative content in the LB, one thing is sure: regardless of how we post quality, not all posts will be merited. So that is why sometimes it is considerable. I believe if there is more merit, like other boards, merit will be circulated more than it is currently.
I don't think there is any thread submitted from CryptopreneurBrainboss about being a local board merit source, if there is i haven't seen according to several users he was given merit source not for the local board but as of then when we didn't have any he did majority of the meriting even up till now i still receive merits from him on some of my posts. Someone also helped our local board as well during those times was Hugeblack, if you go through, you can still search through threads where posts were submitted for reviews.
For now we can only take Igebotz as our Moderator and Local merit source while CryptopreneurBrainboss with his kindness for the local board supporting our Mod to merit quality posts since we are not having enough to go round.