The evolution of local government in nigeria has followed very closely the precolonial, colonial and neocolonial political development in nigeria. This is evident in the bomb blast that occurred in the eziorsu community in oguta local government area of imo state on thursday, june 6, 2019, which claimed three lives. Local governments are the third tier of government in the nigeria system of administration. Using theoretical analytical method, the paper found that local government system in nigeria has been an unfortunate orphan under the state and federal government. Constraints of local government administration in nigeria. Financial management in nigerian local government system. The focus of this paper therefore is an examination of local government finance in.
Local government administration and the challenges of. Administration charges on advances and interest on investments. However idemili south local government area is not immune to the challenges of rural development in nigeria. The study was based on the theoretical foundation on financial management theory approach by r. What are the problems associated with local government. Model and determinants of statelocal governments relations in. The main objective of this paper is to examine the nature and challenges of local government administration in nigeria using the localist theory as framework of. The beginning of the democratization of local government administration with the introduction of nontraditional elected or selected members can be traced back to the 1950s. The federal military government has therefore decided to recognise local government as the third tier of government activity in the nation. Unfortunately, the council is generally overburdened by hollow and inconsistent policy horizon, poor financing, bureaucratic corruption, political. Historical epochs of local government administration in. Pdf epub developmental local governance pp 107126 cite as. Published for the institute of administration by university of ife press collection.
The emphasis on functional way to pension administration in nigeria local government and the attainment of all the goodness that is involved in building a varile pension office staffed with dedicated and more. These problems have been documented and they include corruption and mismanagement, lack of adequate manpower, lack of autonomy, inadequate planning. Exploring the nexus jide ibietan1, peter ndukwe2 abstract the main objective of this paper is to examine the nature and challenges of local government administration in nigeria using the localist theory as framework of analysis. The local government revenue committee the enabling law in respect of each type of tax will normally contain a provision as to the body charged with the administration of the tax. Issues in local government and urban administration in.
Vause and human relations approach of elton mayo et al. Local government administration in nigeria and the. This paper therefore, examines the crisis of corruption in nigerian local government administration. It is bounded on the north by idemili local government area, on the east, by anaocha local government area, on the south by nnewi north and ekwusigo local government areas and on the west by ogbaru local government area. Local government administration in nigeria problems and. There is no gainsaying that local government administration in nigeria is faced with numerous challenges.
Department of public administration ahmadu bello university, kongocampus, zaria kaduna state, nigeria. In nigeria, since the 1976 local government reform, and subsequent. Pdf challenges of local government administration in. Challenges and prospects, a case study of lagos state board of internal revenue service, largest undergraduate projects repository, research works and materials. 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 other two are the federal, and state governments. Problems of revenue generation in local government administration in nigeria. Archived from the original pdf on 15 february 2010. Pdf local government in nigeria faces series of critical challenges like creating critical social services and how to sustain them. Nigeria has experimented with different systems of local government since the. This is not unconnected with the lucrativeness of local government system in nigeria. Politics and challenges of the 1999 constitution asaju, k.
They operate with the powers left over from the state government which is very little so they dont. Problems and prospects of public administration in nigeria. The nigerian local government system experience by onyishi, anthony obayi ph. And of course this exemplary commitment has clearly enshrined his name in the history book of amuwo odofin local government and nigeria in general. Therefore, the problem of governance, particularly at the local level, has been in a doldrums in the political history of nigeria. A development oriented local government system is expected to be a vehicle for the provision of goods and services, which are necessary prerequisites for meaningful grassroots development. Akwa ibom law to make local government administration and matters connected 2003. The nigerian state therefore created local governments as the third tier of government with the objective of ensuring effective, measurable and efficient service delivery to the people.
The state governments in nigeria welds a lot of power over local government chairmen under their state as they have the power to sack such officials at will and are in charge of conducting the local government elections through the state electoral commission. Public administration attempts to explain how decisions in government are made as well as administering projects to carry out those. Oluwatobi1 introduction nigeria is rich in natural and human resources, with a population of over 150. This study is an attempt to investigate the effectiveness of budgeting and budgetary control in the local government system. Additionally, avoidance of tax by the private sectors and rich individuals raises a fundamental challenge to revenue generation and local government administration in nigeria. Pdf challenges of local government administration in nigeria. The title of this research work is, problems and prospects of local government financeaccounting in nigeria with particular reference to nsukka local government area, enugu state. Conflict management in local government administration in nigeria oladoyin, anthony mayowa ph. Local government administration in nigeria is classified as the third tier of.
A central council of local selfgovernment was established in 1954 to consider. Abstract conflict in local government administration has become not only visible in recent times bul volatile. A lot of cronies are inserted as workers even without having the required qualifications to fulfill their respective roles, the workers can often been seen lazing about and coming late to work which drastically reduces the efficiency of the local government. Local government administration in nigeria is classified as the third tier of government while several problems have been its recurring decimal and various reforms since 1976 havent been able to make the system effective and responsible to developmental challenges. In recent years however, it is with the realization of the deplorable condition of the rural areas that calls have been made for a viable local government system in nigeria with a view to promote economic and social developments in all the nooks and corners of the country. Pdf problems of revenue generation in local government.
The paper examines local government and intergovernmental relations in nigeria. The question whether budgeting in the local government is a formality or a reality has attracted the attention to many scholars and researchers. The paper canvassed the need for synergy and collaborative approach to community development and reform initiatives anchored on theory to practice policy inclination. Local government administration in nigeria and community.
In other words, the existence of local government in nigeria were tied willynilly to the apron strings of the precolonial, colonial and post colonial successes or failures nigeria or. The administration of the local government under the leadership of comarade adewale has actually touched every facet of life in amuwo odofin local government. Local government and intergovernmental relations in. Of the three tiers of administration in the scheme of governance in nigeria, certainly, the local government is the most deprived in terms of financial and administrative liberty to bring. Legislation requires local governments to establish. A study of selected local governments in kwara state, nigeria. The impact of revenue generation on local government. Revenue generation and local government administration in.
Solutions to the problems of local government in nigeria. Local governments in nigerias federal system rank the lowest in the hierarchy under both federal and state levels. The effect of budgeting and budgetary control in local. Having firmly and solemnly resolve, to live in unity and harmony as one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign nation under god, dedicated to the promotion of interafrican solidarity, world peace, international cooperation and understanding. Historical epochs of local government administration in nigeria. It intends to determine how local government can make use of a prepared. The findings revealed that in most of the world, local governments are seen as catalyst for rural development but in nigeria, local. Government operations are those activities involved in the running of a. The current financial predicament of local government councils and constant pressure for increase in allocation has been in the front burner of local governments administration in nigeria. The landmark local government reforms of 1976 formally granted the local government administration in nigeria recognition as the third tier of government.
So to speak, the local government is the closest structure to the people since it has to do with the grassroots. But in recent times, the incidents are beginning to affect the eastern part as well. Public administration is a vehicle for expressing the values and preferences of citizens, communities and society as a whole. The paper argues that local government is not mutually exclusive of other levels of government and. Possible solutions to challenges in nigeria today soapboxie. The concept of intergovernmental relations is associated with states having a federal administration system where the relationships between the federal, central or national governmental and major subnational unit province, region or state formally spect out in constitution. Local government administration in nigeria and the localist theory. Strengthening local government administration in nigeria. The 1976 nationwide reforms of the local government system in nigeria apparently provided a panacea for all the structural problems of this level of government. A local government is a form of public administration which, in a majority of contexts, exists as.
The way forward igbokweibeto, chinyeaka justine department of public administration, faculty of management sciences lagos state university, ojo nigeria abstract project monitoring and evaluation are important components of local government councils. Public administration simply refers to the methods, processes and mechanisms put in place in the implementation of government policies. Pdf local government administration as the third tier of government in nigeria was created for the socioeconomic development at the grass. Insecurity has been high in the northern part of nigeria. The purpose of this study is to investigate on the impact of revenue generation is local government administration in nigeria with enugu north local government area as a case study.
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