Good Governance and Rural Development in Local Government Areas in Rivers State, Nigeria: A Study of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, 2010-2020
Abstract
The study examined good governance and rural development in Obio/Akpor local government council, Rivers State, Nigeria, 2010-2020. Local government is the third tier of government saddled with the responsibilities of primary basic amenities and governance at the grassroots. However, the statutory responsibilities vested in the local government have been abandoned and abused, and rural dwellers have suffered a lack of social amenities because of the lack of good governance of elected officials and political patrons at the grassroots. The study adopted the human needs theory as its theoretical construction. The study relied on the triangulation methods of data-gathering techniques. The primary data was sourced through questionnaires and interview while the secondary data was sourced through interests, journals, books and newspapers. A total of four hundred questionnaires were distributed among the respondents both males and females. Three hundred and fifty-eight (358) were retrieved which indicates eighty-seven per cent (87) validity of the study. The study unravelled in shortage of social amenities, and corruption, among others. The study recommended among others that institutions are strengthened and mechanisms to enhance accountability and curtail corruption in the local government areas
Keywords
accountabilitydevelopmentgovernancegovernmentgrassrootsrural
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