LOCAL GOVERNMENT AS A VERITABLE INSTRUMENT FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT A STUDY OF IZZI LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT AS A VERITABLE INSTRUMENT FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT A STUDY OF IZZI LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ABSTRACT

The study aimed at examining the contributions of izzi local government towards rural development in rural areas. Asserting the extent to which Izzi local government has contributed towards human capital development and the extent the local government has reduced the level of poverty in the area. Structural functional theory propounded by Gabriel Hammod and James coleman in 1960 was adopted to guide the study.  A descriptive survey design was also adopted to study the population 234, 074 which was reduced to a sample size of 399 using Taro Yameni’s statistical formular and stratified sampling and random sampling techniques was used. Data were collected from primary and secondary sources, structured questionnaire instrument were used for data collected and frequency distribution table with simple percentage method were also used to analyze the data collection whereas statistical chi-square (X2) was applied in the empirical testing of the hypothese that guided the study. The study revealed the  following findings:  that the contributions of Izzi local government area towards rural development is significantly high considering their strides in the provision of social amenities, education etc. and another findings is that Izzi local government has contributed in reducing the level of poverty and as well as help towards human capital development. Finally the researcher recommends that the federal government should improve on statutory allocation to local government to assist them  undertake capital project that will enhance rural development, and the statutory allocation of the local government should be paid directly into the local government account rather than state joint local account in order to reduce excessive control of the state government.                

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title                                                                                    i

Certification                                                                        ii

Approval                                                                            iii

Dedication                                                                         iv

Acknowledgements                                                            vii

Abstract                                                                           viii

CHAPTER ONE: INDRODUCTION 

  1. Background of the Study                                              1
    1. Statement of the Problem                                             4
    1. Objective of the Study                                                  6
    1. Research Hypothesis                                                    7
    1. Significance of the Study                                              8
    1. Scope of the Study                                                      9
    1. Limitation of the Study                                                 9
    1. Theoretical Framework                                                10
    1. Operational Definition of Key Concept                           11

CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 

2.1 Meaning of the Local Government                                   13

2.2 The Historical Development of Local Government

in Nigeria                                                                           15

2.3 Reasons for the Creation Local Government                     19

2.4 Brief History of Izzi Local Government Council                 20

2.5 Definition/Meaning of Rural Development                        21

2.6 Approaches to Rural Development                                  24

2.7 Local Government as Veritable Instrument for

Rural Development                                                             28

2.8 The Challenges of Local Government in Rural

Development                                                                

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY

3.1 Research Design                                                           36

3.2 Area of Study                                                               36

3.3 Population of the Study                                                 37

3.4 Sample Size and Sampling Techniques                           37

3.4.1 Sample Size Determination                                         37

3.4.2 Sampling Technique                                                   38

3.5 Sources of Data Collection                                             39

3.6 Instrument of Data Collection                                          39

3.7 Validity of Instrument                                                     40

3.8 Reliability of Instrument                                                  40

3.9 Method of Data Analysis                                                  41

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS 

4.1 Data Analysis                                                                 42

4.2 Testing of Hypothesis                                                      55

4.3 Summary of Major Findings                                             64

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 Summary                                                                       66

5.2 Conclusion                                                                     67

5.3 Recommendations                                                          68                                                                          

APPENDICES                                                                        69

BIBLIOGRAPHY                                                                    72     

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background to the Study

Local Government Administration is seen as veritable instrument for the development and management of affairs of the local populace for grassroot development through its nearness to the local areas. Local government Administration dates back to the colonial period when the British government introduced the indirect rule system of administration. However, it was the famous 1976 local government reforms that ushered in the modern local government system in Nigeria. Local government reform of 1976 remains a watershed in the existence, structure, composition and status of local government in Nigeria. The guidelines for this reform define local government as the “Government at the local level exercised through a representative council established by law to exercise specific powers within a defined area”. Local Government Administration facilitates the devolution or decentralization of the powers, functions, and resources of the central government to the sub-national level government units (Ademolokun, 1990).

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AS A VERITABLE INSTRUMENT FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT A STUDY OF IZZI LOCAL GOVERNMENT

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AS A VERITABLE INSTRUMENT FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT A STUDY OF IZZI LOCAL GOVERNMENT