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| State and Local Government Joint Account and Its Implication in Grass-root Development in Nigeria. An Appraisal
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EBIZIEM, JUDE EBIZIEM Ph.D, UMOH, CHIAKA ONYEMECHI, UDUMAGA, CORNEL C.U., Onyeakazi Obinna Nnaemeka
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Abstract:
The 1999 constitution as amended recognized Local Government as the third tier government with assigned functions and responsibilities. Equally, the same constitution stated that local government gets her allocation from the federation account on monthly distribution. These funds from the federal Government are paid into a special account called the State Joint Local Government Account (SJLGA), which is created by the law under section 162 of the same 1999 constitution, as amended. The State Joint Local Government Account (SJLGA), system has brought abysmal failure in facilitating funds to local government for rural development due to wrong implementation process by the state governments. The objective of this study is aimed at finding out how the implementation of the State Joint Local Government Account (SJLGA), has affected the rural development. The study review extant literature and employed the elite theory for its theoretical framework for analysis. The data were sourced mainly through secondary sources and qualitatively analyzed. The finding reveals that the implementation of the State Joint Local Government Account has negatively affected the level of rural development in Nigeria. Based on this, the paper made some plausible recommendation among others, that the on-going 1999 constitution amendment should take into cognizance and review the sharing allocation procedure or allow the local governments to access their fund directly from the Federal Government. This will enhance, promote and strengthen the effective and efficient service delivery of local governance at the grass-root.
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