1.1 Background of the study
Local
governments are the third tier administrative structure created in Nigeria to
decentralize governance, bring government closer to the people at the
grassroots and render social services Agba, Ogwu and Chukwurah (2013) pivotal
in engendering national development.
They
are purposefully located and responsible for the governance of about 70 percent
of the estimated 152 million people of the Nigerian population.
Thus,
they are said to be in a vintage position to aggregate and articulate the needs
of the majority of Nigerians and facilitate rural development through the
application of the needed financial and human resources in their operations.
Generally speaking, from 1999 till date, local government operations and
performance presents an enigma in terms of justifying the reason for their
creation. The demands and expectations from local government councils over the
years or within the period under review have been on the increase while the
finance required to deliver the dividend of democracy and good administration
at the grassroots continue to dwindle, inadequate, mismanaged and
misappropriated.
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