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Autonomy Of Local Government In Nigeria: Issues And Way Forward
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1.2 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM
In the last few years there has
been so much avoidable controversy and confusion about the local
government system in Nigeria. Quite a number of challenges have
confronted local governments in Nigeria, in their bid to utilize their
autonomy in the task of developing the localities. These include
structural, operational, financial, patron/godfather pressure, unstable
democracy, constitutional provisions and corruption. However, this could
be as a result of Nigeria’s socio-political context, with multiplicity
of culture, diversity of languages and differentiated needs and means,
the importance of local government in fostering the needed national
consciousness, unity and relative uniformity as well as preservation of
peculiar diversities cannot be over-emphasized. Central to the creation
of local government, however, is its 17 ability to facilitate an avenue
through which government and the people intermix, relate and more
quickly than any other means resolve or dissolve issues that may have
heated the system. Local government has been perceived as a panacea for
the diverse problems of the diverse people with diverse culture. The
importance of local government in enhancing the effectiveness and
efficiency of service delivery no doubt contributed to the rapid
creation of many local governments following the adoption of 1979
constitution. Even today, there are still agitations for the creation of
additional local governments
1.3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
This work is designed to provide answers to the following questions:
1. Is the autonomy of local government in Nigeria achievable?
2. Can the Federal government allow the local government be an autonomous entity?
3. Has the Local government have any meaningful positive impact on the lives of the populace?
1.4 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
1. To critically cross examine if the autonomy of local government in Nigeria is achievable?
2. To study the effort of the Federal government of Nigeria in making local government autonomous.
3. To analyze if the local government has and will have any positive effect on the populace.
1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The
researcher shall restrict the scope studies to the analysis of an
autonomous local government in Nigeria. The study shall focus more on
how local government autonomy boost Nigerian economy.
1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
Empirically,
the study will benefit the citizens and government of Imo State on the
implications of lack of autonomy of the local government. It will also
help the policymakers to quickly amend the constitutional provision that
weakens the autonomy of local government in Nigeria. If this is done,
then local government will no doubt be perceived as a panacea for
grassroots development. The study is also significant because it will
enable the people of Imo State to enjoy the dividend of democracy at the
local government level. Theoretically, this work is significant because
it will improve the literature base on local government autonomy in
Nigeria. It is also a contribution to the existing literature in the
area of local government autonomy.
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