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The Impact Of Human Resources Management On Local Government Performance
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1.2 Statement of Research Problem
In local
government administration in Nigeria and particularly in Okpokwu local
government area (LGA) of Benue State, the human element is usually
volatile and unpredictable. Work environments are complex and dynamic.
Rapid changes occur in the external and internal environments, impacting
on the local government administration and its certain segments of the
labour force are rendered redundant.
Thus, the
implication of the foregoing is that human resources management in
Okpokwu local government area (LGA) of Benue State is basically
ineffective in the management of change. Human resources managers and
specialists with adequate training, technical erudition, experience that
will be able to provide management with functional and line managers in
the council area is apparently lacking not only in of Benue State but
in Nigeria generally. More so, human resources management occupies a
crucial position in economic development of any state or country, but
the problem with human resources in Okpokwu LGA is poor quality service
delivery and performance.
In Nigeria as a whole, it is a
common knowledge that local government has the weakest capacity to
initiate and manage rural development programme. This is due to the fact
that the quality of human resources available at local government level
is seriously insufficient. Most of the officials are performing their
function without the relevant qualification to perform effectively. As a
result, the available resources for accelerated and sustainable rural
development are inefficiently utilized for the purpose intended.
Okpokwu Local Government being one of the most important local
governments in Benue State cannot afford to lag behind. It is upon this
premise that this study is being carried out to investigate the impact
of human resources management on local government performance with
specific reference to Okpokwu local government area (LGA) of Benue
State.
1.3 Objectives of the Study
The major
objective of this study will be to assess the impact of human resources
management on local government performance. While other specific
objectives include:
i. To identify the relationship between human resources management and local government performance.
ii. To examine the impact of human resources training on service delivery at the grassroots levels.
iii. To find out the challenges facing the performance of local government councils.
iv. To make appropriate suggestions on how to better the performance of local government councils.
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