As the third tier of government, local governments are entitled to a statutory. Request information from your municipal corporation or the ministry of rural development and local government. The second reason was that local government is one of the free institutions. The current number of local government in nigeria is 774. Rural areas are regarded as abodes of diseases, superstition, poverty, lethargy, low income and low productivity. This paper argued that local governments were faced with such challenges like inadequate finance. Report a problem to your municipal corporation or the ministry of rural. Local government reforms akli ukbanirulial development planning in nlcerla 11. This problem, which is primarily due to government non sustainable policy action towards rural transformation, is responsible for the poor state of affairs among.
In nigeria, the philosophy of people s participation in rural community development is increasingly gaining acceptance as an important instrument for mobilising resources and organising the. Nov 11, 2017 rural development as part of local development administration shall be discussed in subsequent chapter ahead. Local agenda 21 in south africa coedited with penny urquhart, for the department of. Rural development is viewed as that development that is beneficial to the rural populations, according to olayide et al. Extension education unn 1985 unpublished all the above combine to the better conditions of the rural. The nigerian health care has suffered several downfalls. According to franzsen and semboja 2004, prior to rationalization of taxes, 20 percent of local governments own. In 1976, another rural development policy was rolled out, it was the operation feed the nation ofn and was a major rural development policy of murtalaobasanjo government. There was a need to understand why the cdc failed to promote rural development in khana local government area in rivers state, nigeria.
Pdf local government administration and rural development in. Abstract this study is designed to investigate the impact of local government in rural development. Rural development in nigeria constitutes a fundamental problem. Fmch, free basic education policy and songhai initiative for the development of the state, and it was. Rural development is concerned with the improvement and transformation of social, mental, economic, institutional and environmental conditions of the low income rural dwellers through the 3 the role of local government in rural development issues jide ibietan. Until the beginning of the 19 century the system of local government. Over the years, rural development has been neglected. Where local governments have not measured up to expectation in the provision of the basic services, such local governments are deemed to have failed. Sep 01, 2017 project topic the impact of local government on rural development in nigeria. The abolition of local government revenue sources in 2003 had a significant negative impact on local government revenue collections. Historical epochs of local government administration in.
The role of local leaders in community development. Local government areas of nigeria nigeria has 774 local government areas l. The first epoch took place from 1946 to 1966, the second epoch lasted from 1967 to 1976, and the final stage started from 1976 and exists till date. Decentralization of local government and rural development in. Are the required national resources in terms of personnel, equipment, facilities and budget actually being provided to develop capabilities.
The welfare services of the modern state, in view of the flexible technique of administration they required, essentially municipal in principle and practice. The guidelines for local government reforms in nigeria of 1976 defined it as government at local level exercised through a representative council established by law to exercise specific powers and function within defined areas. These components will provide performance based grants to urban metropolitan and municipal assemblies mmas, support social accountability objectives as laid out in the governments decentralized policy framework and provide. The challenges and prospects of rural development in nigerian have been of. Project topic the impact of local government on rural. Local government and rural development in nigeria project. Local government administration and rural development in enugu state, nigeria 20072015 article pdf available september 2018 with 6,914 reads how we measure reads. The rise of local government is closely tied to the process of industrialization which gathered momentum in britain form the middle of the 18 th century. Remember, we are looking at the impact of local government in rural development. Pdf local government and the challenges of rural development. Health facilities health centers, personnel, and medical equipments are inadequate in this country, especially in rural areas. Extension education unn 1985 unpublished all the above combine to the better conditions of the rural area. Local government as a model for grassroots socioeconomic development in nigeria. The concern at this time was to bring down the escalating prices of food items and arrest the rate of food importation nzirim, 1985.
Pdf this study examined local government administration and rural. The scope of this study is the chosen case study, which is ilorin local government and its rural environment. Problem and prospect of rural development in nigeria. Nigeria operates a federal system with feeble attempts at democratic practice and has three tiers of government namely. Rural development and decentralization in nigeria 57. In 1950, the british system of local administration was introduced in the north through the endowment of native authority and law. The ministry of local government and rural development mlgrd will implement components 2, 3 and 4 of the project. Rural development framework, for the free state provincial government. Functions of local government administration in nigeria. Also, the study will only cover ojo local government. Local government administration and rural development in. The paper posits that the nigerian political arrangement. It further canvassed fiscal and political reforms as avenues for strengthening governance in the. Delta establishment and functions of rural development agency act.
The challenges and prospects of rural development in nigerian have been of great concern to the. The role of local government in rural development issues jide ibietan abstract the central aim or focus of this paper is to highlight the role of local government being the closest tier of government to the grassroots in rural development. Collect all local government budgets, check if budgets are reflected in the local governments actual spending patterns and. The rivers state ministry of local government affairs is a government ministry created to deal with matters concerning local government and local administration in rivers state, nigeria. Decentralization of local government and rural development. In doing this, the researcher based his study on the provision of the 1976 local government reform in nigeria which made local government and rural. This paper examined local government and the challenges of rural development in nigeria from 1999 till date. In all, there are 774 local governments in nigeria including the four area councils in abuja. It is gratifying to state that local government administration in nigeria has brought some degree of development and transformation to both the urban and rural areas in the country. Strengthening the role of nongovernmental organizations.
Local government administration and rural development in enugu state, nigeria 20072015. Local government is a political subdivision of a national government, or in federal system, a subdivision of regional government in fact, local government administration is so intentioned with local government and rural development in nigeria that any discussion on one out of necessity involves the other. The role of local governments in rural development a case study of anaocha local government area of anambra state abstract this work was undertaken with a view to ascertaining the effort made so far in the area of rural development in nigeria with a focus on anaocha local government area of anambra state as a case study, which delved into the following areas. Jun 11, 2019 with a focus on eket local government area as a case study the work look critically in question towards local government and rural development in nigeria within its area of jurisdiction. It suggested the integrated rural development ird approach in view of its. For any responsive and dependable political system, the development of the rural areas must be.
The nigerian journal of local government studies, vol. Based on these findings, it is imperative to explore ways by which this malady of rural underdevelopment in nigeria can be resolved through an integration approach to solving the problem. Rivers state ministry of local government affairs wikipedia. Local government and the challenges of rural development in. Theoretically, the study provides a theoretical framework for the understanding of the role of local government in rural development in nigeria. Introduction it is generally accepted that selfsustained rural community development is vital to the economic and social progress of any developing nation like nigeria. This study was conducted to determine the impact of local government in rural development where ojo local government area was used as a case study. The key problem facing most local governments is lack of adequate finance to implement various. So to speak, the local government is the closest structure to the people since it has to do with the grassroots. All these were supposed to be the functions of the local government so as to bring about timely development and transformation of the rural areas, but what is often predominant in the rural areas in nigeria today are lack of infrastructures like good feeder roads, primary health facilities, primary schools, pipe borne water, electricity and. Local government was not evolved to provide a coordinate system of administration for the logically.
Local government, local governance and sustainable development. It has been used as an instrument for fostering development and implementing rural development in the grass root level. Local economic and infrastructural development of the rural. Abstli act 7hc slow pace of socioeconomic and physical development planning in nigeria has bccn closely associated with the incffcclive nature of iocal governncnl udrrinistralioa rnodcls. The provision of health care in nigeria remains the functions of the three tiers of government. A welldesigned questionnaire was administered on the subject matter to the citizens of the local government. Therefore considering the pivotal role of local government in development in general, such information will be of immense help for policy formulation on the development of grassroots. Although democratically elected local government is. Unless the ways and means of massively accelerating development in the rural areas where. The thrust of this paper therefore is to examine the pattern of rural and community development in nigeria, especially in those. Specifically, local government administration has performed fairly well in the following areas.
At a 2day nigeria meeting organized by the overseas development institute, london, 1617 june 2004 contact. The 1976 local government reform fixes the population of a local government not less than 150,000 and not more than 800, 000. University of nigeria virtual library serial no author 1 mba, chike h. Development strategy for nigeria moses akpobasah at a 2day nigeria meeting organized by the overseas development institute, london, 1617 june 2004 contact. Lastly, chapter five 5 comprises of summary, conclusion and recommendation. A case study of ogbadibo lga in benue state abstract this research examines local government administration and rural or community development in nigeria with emphasis on the institutions, agencies, policies and strategies. Local government in the new south african constitutional ordercoedited with maxine reitzes, published by eisa and heinemann press, 2000. Brief history of local government in nigeria legit.
On the part of government therefore there is the realization that there is need to bring the neglected rural areas into the mainstream of national development. Local economic and infrastructural development of the. Local government administration in nigeria problems and. In this study, i explored the reasons why the cdcs have failed.
Local government authorities lgas were jeopardized fjeldstad, 2004. The development of democratic local government in nigeria. Recognizing and strengthening the role of indigenous people and their communities 26. Local government, local governance and sustainable. For any responsive and dependable political system, the development of the rural areas must be its major concern. Free basic education policy and songhai initiative for the development of the state, and it. Local government and the challenges of rural development. The role of nigeria local government in rural development. With a focus on eket local government area as a case study the work look critically in question towards local government and rural development in nigeria within its area of jurisdiction. However, information resulting from this study will be added to existing literature on how the local government can effect rural development in ojo local government. Local authorities initiatives in support of agenda 21 28. Government is virtually concerned with urban development and urban renewal programmes to the neglect of the rural areas. It was introduced the east in 1955 and west in 1957 with responsibility to serve as a means of rural development in nigeria.
The local government service commission has been empowered to handle staff matters. Local government may ensure its proper achievement. Summary nigeria is a federal republic with three tiers of government. Are the required national resources in terms of personnel, equipment, facilities and. In nigeria, the local government as the third tier of government has played a major role and has contributed immensely to the growth and development of the rural dwellers. Problems and prospect of local government administration in nigeria in nigeria, local government is the third tier of the administrative structure, following the federal and the state government.
The objective of this research is to explore the aims, methods and results of the economic development initiative conducted by the local authority to solve the social and economic problems of one of baltimores toughest neighborhoods. Local government and the challenges of rural development in nigeria 1999 to date adedire solomon adebayo abstract. Each local government area is administered by a local government council consisting of a chairman who is the chief executive of the lga, and other elected members who are referred to as councillors. The role of local government as an agent of rural development was redefined in 1960 s when the system was recognized as development. Local administration in nigeria has passed the four distinct stages of development. This dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the walden. Senator the honourable kazim hosein assumed duties as minister of rural development and local government on november 1st 2016. Developmental local government as a model for grassroots socio. The topic entailed a very wide range but gracefully limited to a local level. The ministry of local government and rural development exists to promote the establishment and development of a vibrant and well resourced decentralized system of local government for the people of ghana to ensure good governance and balanced rural based development.
Author 2 author 3 title local government reforms and urban rural development planning in nigeria keywords description local government reforms and urban rural development planning in nigeria category environmental sciences publisher publication date. Nigeria summary nigeria is a federal republic with three tiers of government. Local government administration in nigeria and community. Rural development as part of local development administration shall be discussed in subsequent chapter ahead.
Local government administration and rural development in enugu. Introduction the existence of local government has always been defended on the basis that it is a crucial aspect of the process of democratization and intensification of mass participation in the decisionmaking process. The primary and secondary sources of data collection were used in the research and the researcher found out during the research that local government was established to provide the services which the federal and state. A theoretical framework of local government tasneem sikander assistant professor.
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