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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND THE CHALLENGES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Abstract
Local government administration has been adopted as the main fundamental instrument for the acceleration and sustenance of rural development. It serves as vehicle for political education and mobilization among others. Several efforts have been made towards moving the system from local administration to local government with functional political and economic autonomy. Within the framework of Basic Needs Approach (BNA), the paper analyzed issues of local government administration and the challenges of sustainable development in Nigeria. It argue that local government administration is confronted with issues and challenges such as federal and state government’s interventions in constitutional responsibilities of local government. Yet, it is seen as avenue for dispensing political patronage to party loyalists. These among other challenges facing local government administration have rendered it incapable of producing good governance and democratic dividends to the people. Drawing experiences from developed and developing countries in the globalized era, it concludes that local government administration in Nigeria cannot successfully address the challenges of sustainable rural development unless the country returns to true federalism, enthrone positive leadership anchored on rule of law, transparency and accountability, administrative probity, pursue economic selfreliant through internally generated revenue and embracing the culture of good governance and global best practices.
Keywords: Local Government, Challenges, Nigeria, Rural Development, Sustainability