LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM IN NIGERIA AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT

ABSTRACT The topic local government system as an instrument for rural development is to assess the preference of Nigeria local government systems in the area of rural development.  To explain why local governments have been ineffective. To recommend a fundamental solution towards making local government rural development oriented. To achieve the above tasks, the paper is divided into six parts. Parts one clarifies the concepts of local government and rural development. Part two deals with local government and rural development in the pre-colonial Nigeria. An assessment of local government and rural development in the colonial era is done in part three. While in part four, the role of local government in rural development in post colonial Nigeria is examined, part five explains the ineffectiveness of Nigerian local governments, and findly in part will I suggest a fundamental solution to the problem of local government in Nigeria.

TABLE OF CONTENT Title pageii Approval pageiii Dedicationiv Certification v Abstractvi Acknowledgementvii Table of contentsix
CHAPTER ONE 1.0Introduction1 1.1General background to the subject matter2 1.2Problems associated with the subject matter5 1.3Problem(s) that the study will be concerned with 8 1.4The importance of studying the area10 1.5Definition of important term References (using APA Method)11 Reference12 CHAPTER TWO  1.0Literature review13 2.1The origin of the subject area13 2.2Schools of thought within the subject area16 2.3The school of thought relevant to the problem of study18 2.4Different methods of studying the problem19 2.5Summary20 2.6References23
CHAPTER THREE Presentation and Analysis 24 3.1Data Presentation [highlights of the study] 24 3.2Analysis of the data25 3.3Recommendation 27 3.4Conclusion28 Reference30 Bibliography31