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| Local Government and Rural Development in Nigeria: A Survey Study of Ezeagu in Enugu State
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Samuel Ugwuozor PhD, Chibuike E Madubuegwu, Udenta, Nkiruka PhD
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Abstract:
In a generic sense, local government is a viable structure for rural transformation across regions, nation-states and nationalities. However, observations and studies in developing economies showed that this lofty ideal has not been realized. From this indication, this study examines critically the roles and challenges of Nigeria local government system in rural development with reference to Ezeagu local authority in Enugu state, Nigeria. The discourse is designed in descriptive methodology that explored the importance of interview, non-participant observation, journal articles and text books as secondary sources of data collection. Again, Almond structural -functionalism framework was applied to underscore the imperatives of constituted authorities with structures to perform exclusive roles in rural development. Subsequently, the study discovered that Ezeagu rural communities were immersed in challenges of infrastructures and service as the local government grapple with institutional and systemic failures. In credence to these findings, the study recommends election of credible persons to manage local government affairs, synergy between local government and community development unions among other measures.
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