International Journal of Academic Pedagogical Research (IJAPR)   Year: 2021 | Volume: 5 | Issue: 6 | Page No.: 27-36 The Protuberance Of Government Autonomy And Service Delivery In Anambra State Dr. (BAR) Mbuba, Francis Nnaemeka Ph.D; Chukwueloka, Chioma S. ; Chukwurah, D.C.Jr. Ph.D Abstract: This study examined the impact of local government autonomy on the provision of public goods to the citizens at the grassroot. Three objectives, research questions and hypotheses guided the study. Local government refers to the government at the grassroot level. Local government also means the interests of the rural and urban communities under it locally. Service delivery means services provided or delivered to the citizens at the grassroot by the government. The research approach adopted was cross sectional survey targeting purposively selected local government areas and data were generated from both primary and secondary sources. The study was anchored on structural functionalist theory. The sample size consists of 400 respondents which were purposively selected from the 21 local government areas in Anambra state. A structured questionnaire in Likert scale was used for data collection and out of 400 questionnaires distributed, 377 were returned indicating a response rate of 94.0%. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22 was used for the analysis via Friedman test, factor analysis, percentages and mean. The findings of the study revealed that lack of financial autonomy of the Anambra state local government hindered the provision of public goods to people at the grassroot. The study also revealed that lack of autonomy of the local government negatively affected the growth of grassroots leadership and democracy as the people were not involved in managing their affairs as they are not given the opportunity to select their leaders. However, it was recommended that local government should be elected and not appointed in any manner at any point in time in other to increase local participation. The National Assembly should amend the sub-sections on state joint local account and replace with direct allocations to local government councils from the federation account.