THE IMPACT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY TOWARD RURAL DEVELOPMENT (BICHI LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF KANO STATE)
Abstract
This study attempts an examine "the impact of local government autonomy toward rural development (A study of Bichi local government of Kano state)". Six relevant research questions were raised and addressed. To what extent does the State government's interference in law making and policy formulation process of the Bichi Local Government offect rural development, to what extent does state government's interference in the financial affairs of Bichi Local Government area impede rural development?, what are the relationship between local government autonomy and rural transformation in Bichi local government?, to what extent does Bichi Local Government area are allowed to perform their constitutional functions of internal revenue generation without undue state interference?, to what extent does lack of autonomy serves as a panacea for rural development in of Bichi Local government? And what are the possible solutions to the challenges facing local government autonomy in relation to rural development?. In the methodology the study adopted the descriptive statistics used to analyze the data collected from the questioners distributed to 384 respondents that was determine using Krejcie and Morgan table for the population size for the study purpose. The results obtained showed that effective local government autonomy will significantly increase local government development.
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