Effect of local government administration on grassroots development in Southeast Nigeria

Abstract

The study examined the effect of Local Government Administration on Grassroots Development in Southeast Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study were to: examine the effect of local government administration in the provision of health care services in Southeast Nigeria; ascertain the effect of local government administration in the provision of basic educational services in Southeast Nigeria and evaluate the effect of local government administration in the provision of rural road networks in Southeast Nigeria. The population of the study was 1,693,353. Taro Yamane formula was used to determine the sample size of 625.The study employed mean score in data analysis while Chi-square analysis was used to test the hypotheses. The findings showed that local government administrations have contributed significantly in the provision of health care services in Southeast Nigeria, that Local government administration has a significant effect on the provision of basic educational services in Southeast Nigeria and that Local government administration has a significant effect on the provision of rural road networks in Southeast Nigeria. The study concluded that local government administration has contributed in the provision of health care services, educational services and rural road networks in Southeast Nigeria. It is recommended that local governments in Southeast Nigeria should endeavor to exploit the existing sources of internal revenue (such as tourism potentials) to the full, this will enable them to do more in the provision of rural road network