LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY AND DEMOCRATIC SLAVERY OF NIGERIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: A CASE OF IFO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OGUN STATE, NIGERIA

SALAKO, OLUWASEUN A and Ajibade, Olalekan Eyitayo (2022) LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY AND DEMOCRATIC SLAVERY OF NIGERIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: A CASE OF IFO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OGUN STATE, NIGERIA. Journal of Management and Technology (JORMATECH), 7 (2). pp. 114-126. ISSN ISSN (Online): 2811-1575

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Abstract

The study focused on local government autonomy and local government administration the specific objective is the effect of local government autonomy on democratic slavery of local government Administration in Nigeria with empirical evidence from Ifo local government area of Ogun State. The research utilized both primary and secondary data. The primary data was collected through questionnaire from a sample of 130 staff out 250 staff of the Local Government. The respondents were selected using stratified random sampling technique in which the total number of staff in each department of the local government was put into consideration before final selection using simple random sampling. The study employed descriptive statistics using likert scale in SPSS to analyze the hypotheses in order to achieve the objectives of the study. The study finds out that lack of Local Government autonomy constitutes democratic slavery on the Administration of Ifo Local Government Area Ogun State. Therefore, the study recommends that the state- Local government Joint account should be scrapped and abolished. This will reduce the problem of illegal deduction, extra budgetary impositions and under allocation. Keywords: Autonomy; Constitution; Democracy; Local Government; Local Government Autonomy.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Management
Depositing User:	Unnamed user with email [email protected]
Date Deposited:	04 Mar 2023 17:15
Last Modified:	03 Apr 2023 12:05
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/2079

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